https://theloop.ecpr.eu/the-essence-of-democracy-cannot-be-sacrificed-on-the-altar-of-limitless-conceptual-pluralism/
Anastasia Deligiaouri writes the following: "Diversity, pluralism and differentiation in democratic discourses pertain to the nature of democracy itself. But the way we construct and enact this discourse is crucial in assessing whether we can identify a regime as democratic or not."
For example, "[w]e sometimes confront oxymoronic terms like ‘illiberal democracy’. This term describes a ‘democracy’ that is limited only to a typical electoral procedure but whose regime, on the other hand, restricts citizens' civil liberties and does not respect constitutional provisions."
This standpoint leads Deligiaouri to ask: "Can we really have democracy if it is 'illiberal' and does not respect citizens' freedom and rights? In my opinion, the term 'illiberal' is not really compatible with real democracy."
What do you think? Is it not "democracy" or "democratic" if a people in an organization, however that's defined, decide they want to live/work/study/etc under illiberal conditions?
https://theloop.ecpr.eu/the-essence-of-democracy-cannot-be-sacrificed-on-the-altar-of-limitless-conceptual-pluralism/
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