Pluralist Democracy.

What is Pluralist Democracy?

• Kind of democracy multiple sources

• Different groups, affiliations, organizations share influence and control.

• More collective.• A pluralistic democracy reflects

bourgeois ideals.

Political parties and entrepreneurs share an important role in deciding the affairs of the state.Advocates,more "plural," universal and fair. Ideological basis theory of institutionalismPluralistic democracy exponents propose that these institutions have direct influence and involvement in public policy:

Churches Unions Political groups Special interest groups

Rise of TheoryTwo factors:

The first factor is the political growing more complex under the influence of modern capitalism

The second factor is the growing division between economic classes.

Pluralistic democracy theorists argue that left ungoverned and uncontrolled, democracy degenerates into plutocracy.

Plutocracy occurs when only wealthy or powerful people and groups influence govern the country.

Functional Requirements

Requires social and economic diversity of citizens.

Citizens with very different needs of government.

There is a special interest group for nearly every opinion.

Become very powerful and exert control

Majoritarian Model

Government by the majority of the peopleMass participation in politics is requiredPeople are well-informed on political issues

and make thoughtful voting decisions.Citizens to participate directly in

decisionmaking

Pluralist modelPeople group along economic, religious, ethnic or

cultural lines.People with similar interests form INTEREST

GROUPSGovernment by people operating through

competing interest groupsThe plural model favors

- a decentralized and organizationally complex structure

- to provide groups open access to public officials who consider their views