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'Monadology', 'Letter to the Editor about Bayle' and 'Against Elections'
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / a. Sovereignty
20086
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Nowadays sovereignty (once the basis of a state) has become relative [Reybrouck]
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / d. General will
20090
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Today it seems almost impossible to learn the will of the people [Reybrouck]
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20087
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There are no united monolothic 'peoples', and no 'national gut feelings' [Reybrouck]
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24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / d. Elites
20089
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Technocrats may be efficient, but they lose legitimacy as soon as they do unpopular things [Reybrouck]
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20088
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Technocrats are expert managers, who replace politicians, and can be long-term and unpopular [Reybrouck]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / a. Nature of democracy
20085
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Democracy is the best compromise between legitimacy and efficiency [Reybrouck]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / b. Consultation
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A referendum result arises largely from ignorance [Reybrouck]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / c. Direct democracy
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You don't really govern people if you don't involve them [Reybrouck]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / d. Representative democracy
20093
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In the 18th century democratic lots lost out to elections, that gave us a non-hereditary aristocracy [Reybrouck]
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20091
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Representative elections were developed in order to avoid democracy [Reybrouck]
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