Electoral aristocracy
Electoral aristocracy is a term coined by Jean-Jacques Rousseau , which, despite its name, is described broadly enough to also encompass the form of democracy common in modern times , which is now known as representative democracy . For Rousseau it was the preferred form of government , even if in his view it was only suitable for countries with a temperate climate and low production surpluses. He distinguishes the electoral aristocracy from the natural and the hereditary aristocracy . By “democracy”, however, he understands the most practiced form in ancient Greece , namely direct democracy , in which the entire people are called together on all issues.
The electoral aristocracy should not be confused with the electoral monarchy .
literature
- JJ Rousseau: You Contract Social; Ou Principes Du Droit Politique. Rey, Amsterdam 1762.