Political Science · Comparative Political Analysis
Who developed a model of the democratic process and described it as 'polyarchy'?
AGiovanni Sartori
BS.M. Lipset
CRobert Dahl ✓ Correct
DNone of the above
Correct answer: (C) Robert Dahl — Robert Dahl described modern democracy as polyarchy, so the answer is Robert Dahl.
Explanation
★Robert Dahl described modern democracy as polyarchy, so the answer is Robert Dahl.
★Polyarchy means rule by many rather than the ideal of full democracy.
★It is marked by competition, participation and open contestation for power.
★It requires free elections, free expression and the right to form groups.
★Dahl used it to describe how real democracies actually work.
★So the concept of polyarchy is Dahl's contribution.
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