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bill of rights that goes beyond the right to vote, providing equal opportunity for
participation. The third part provides for social and economic rights to ensure adequate
resources for democratic autonomy. Thus, democracy, by this definition, requires both a
high degree of accountability from the state as well as a democratic reordering of civil
society.
A consideration of these narrow and broad definitions makes it abundantly clear
that democracy is a political system. Beyond this, however democracy is also a specific
social and economic system. In the first part of this study, democracy will be looked at
experimentally. The primary concern here is government and governmental institutions.
However, while explaining democratic policing in the second part, both the narrow and
broad definitions of democracy must be used. It is better to discuss the broad definition
first, expanding upon it while explaining democratic policing.
The best definition in this sense comes from Robert Dahl (1971). More than a
definition of democracy, he outlines the tenets that are vital for democracy. He
emphasizes the responsiveness of the government to the preferences of its citizens, who
are characterized as political equals. Citizens must have the opportunity to;
-Formulate their preferences;
-Show their preferences to their fellow citizens and the government by individual
and collective action;
-Have their preferences weighed equally in the conduct of government (Dahl in
Sorensen, 1998).11
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Can, Salih Hakan. Comparative Analysis of Interrelations Between Democracy and Democratic Policing Practices, thesis, August 2002; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3263/m1/18/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .