how citizens contribute in making a better democracy
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As someone working on deliberative democracy and its practices, I think we should not exaggerate electoral accountability. Of course it is better than nothing however it is not an effective way of ensuring a democratic system. At the end of the day, we are talking about a power that can be used every 4 or 5 years. Such power is simply not powerful. The lack of citizen power in politics is a systemic issue. Unless the ideas and perspectives of citizens are transmitted to the political arena, we cannot talk about the power of people.
Education is crucially important. With better education people's voting preferences might have better bases. However, this does not make the system any more democratic than it is now unless people have more chances of effecting the policy making. This needs a better systemic environment than electoral politics. Here, I think deliberative and participatory models offer great ways of political decision-making.
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citizens of India contribute a lot to make a better democracy as they elect the ministers and governers for the betterment of our country, if they see that they are not helpful and didn't help to make a change, people notice them and elect a better representative minister.....
citizens, also, indirectly, also choose the president as well as the prime minister of the country themselves. they choose it indirectly as the representative ministers choose them who are, chosen by the people of India only....