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Summary classes EU’s Current ChallengesDemocracy 1
Features of democracy
Political participation
Freedom of speech
Elections
Rule of law
Separation of powers
Respect for basic human rights
3 waves of democracy (Hungtinton)
1. 1820-1926 → male suffrage was widened US.
1922 → reverse wave when Mussolini rose to power.
2. 1945- 1962 → Allies win WW2 and decolonization.
3. 1974- 1990 → the end of military juntas and of the fall of the Soviet Union.
Factors contributing to the 3d wave of democratization
1. A deepening of legitimacy problems for authoritarian regimes
Many of the regimes were pressured by the people to become more democratic
2. Unprecedented global growth
3. Change in the Catholic Church from defending authoritarian regimes to opposing them
4. Changes in external policies of EU, US and Soviet Union
5. Snowballing effect
Was a presumption that the countries would be liberal
Question: Has there been a 4th wave of democracy?
- 4th wave: Arab Spring, countries wanted to be democratic
Cause of modernization & political dissatisfaction
Arab Spring:
The people rising up against autocratic regimes
Only one country that has become more democratic
Bad things happened in the meantime
It was a 4th wave, but the downfall was really hard afterwards
Fareed Zakaria
Two directions of democracy:
1. The concept of democracy
→ Elections, parliament, a process for choosing leaders and popular participation
2. Liberalism
→ Rule of law, separation of power, system that protects the individuals, freedom of speech,
press and religion.
These are part of liberalism, not so much on democracy
The first doesn’t have anything to do with the other and the other way around.
Illiberal democracy (democracy is high and constitutional liberalism is low).
, Constitutional liberalism
Rights to life and property, freedoms of religion and speech
Checks on the power of government
Equality under the law
Impartial courts and tribunals
Separation of church and states
It is not tied to democracy
Illiberal democracy =
Contains a system which is corrupt
Restriction on assembly and speech, constraints on the press, retribution against political
opponents, oppression of minorities.
An illiberal democracy, is a democratic country that does not uphold the liberal ideas
Examples: Putin, Erdogan, Orban
Democracy 2
Robert Dahl philosopher on democracy
Effective participation (in debate and procedures)
Voting equality at a decisive stage
Enlightened understanding
Control over the agenda
10 different benefits to democracy Dahl
1. Helps to prevent a government from becoming land vicious autocrats.
2. Fundamental rights are guaranteed.
3. Broad range of personal freedoms.
4. Protecting own, personal, fundamental interests.
5. Freedom of self-determination.
6. Exercising moral responsibility.
7. Fostering human development.
8. Foster relatively high degree of political equality.
9. Democracies do not fight wars with one another.
10. Tend to be more prosperous.
Hungary – events leading upto the Sargentini report
2004: Hungary becomes a MS
2010: Present: Orban becomes Prime minister
2017: big campaign “Let’s stop Brussels” (hidden agenda Hungary)
2018: Orban’s party wins, able to change constitution
In the years priors, the EU couldn’t do much against Orbans denial of core EU values
Nationalist voices become stronger all over EU
Trigger article 7: you have to gather all information (values that are breached)
2 options article 7:
1) Preventive mechanism: clear risk of a breach of EU values
2) Sanctions mechanism: a serious breach of EU values
Sargentini Report
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