Representative democracy is the most common model of government in all developed countries. It is not possible to talk about "representation " in democracy without having introduced the concept of liberal democracy. John Locke and Thomas Hobbes can be considered the fathers of the liberal doctrine. Since Hobbes "marks an interesting point of transition between a commitment to absolutism and the struggle of liberalism against tyranny " (Held: 2006, p. 59), it is more useful to look at Locke's philosophy, as it is the basis of the liberal tradition which is still present in the contemporar...

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The theory of democratic peace is supported through several factors. One factor is that public figures of democratic nations are more inclined to create diplomatic organizations to relieve international tensions. For example, according to usip.org, The United States Institute of Peace was establishe...

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