In his ECPR essay (https://theloop.ecpr.eu/what-is-democracy-an-empirical-response-to-the-butterfly-collector/), Leonardo Morlino makes two statements that I'd like to highlight here.
(1) "[W]e are focusing on reconstructing the 'total texture' of democracy. What interests us, once we have collected all the material, is mapping and circumscribing the analytical space of the notion of democracy."
(2) "[I]f we privilege the empirical perspective, the 'total texture' (in our terms, the effective analytical space) is continuously changing in time and space. In a sense, it is the work of Sisyphus. We have to accept that the 'total texture' of democracy has been changing not only in space, from one geopolitical area to another, and often from one country to another. It has also changed in time; for example, from one decade to another."
In our forthcoming book, called The Sciences of the Democracies, many of us are exploring Morlino's analytic space. At the moment, we are terming it the "ethno-quantic domain". This domain, we argue, frames democracy knowledge as something that can be found across space, time, language, culture, and species.
Is there any "location" you would add to this list? In other words, where else can knowledge on democracy be found, be located?
https://theloop.ecpr.eu/what-is-democracy-an-empirical-response-to-the-butterfly-collector/
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I think that Progress in relation to the democracies today can be seen in the global acceptance of democratic values and principles, such as the rule of law, human rights, and free and fair elections. This progress is seen in the increasing number of countries that embrace democratic principles and processes, as well as the increased number of international organizations dedicated to the promotion of democracy. Additionally, there has been progress in the development of systems, technologies and processes that support the functioning of democracies, such as secure voting systems and digital tools for citizen participation. In terms of the "ethno-quantic domain" of democracy mentioned in the discussion question, I feel this can be seen in the examination of democracy from various perspectives, including cultural, philosophical, economic, geographic, and environmental. In particular, there has been progress in the research of the interplay between different aspects of democracy, such as the relationship between civil society and the state, between different forms of representation, and between different forms of political engagement. Additionally, there has been progress in the understanding of how democracy is shaped by local, regional and international forces, as well as by history and culture. Finally, there has been progress in the exploration of how technology can both facilitate and impede the functioning of democracies.
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