Abraham Lincoln, in his Gettysburg Address, gave this famous definition of democracy: ” Government of the people, by the people, for the people.’
While this image of democracy has remained deeply rooted in people’s minds, it contrasts with the complexity of the democratic system as it is applied around the world.
In order to shed more light on what democracy is, we offer a set of articles and resources to help you understand what the concept of democracy implies and how to deal with it in a general knowledge test.
References
- General Knowledge: DemocracyAbraham Lincoln, in his Gettysburg Address, gave this famous definition of ...
- 5 books on DemocracyIf you have the time to read these books on democracy, ...
News/Politics
- La Francophonie: history, issues and statisticsDefinition of Francophonie The first use of the term “francophonie” dates back ...
- Short biography of Barack ObamaThis short biography of former President Obama will be followed by ...
Philosophy
- Summary of Multiculturalism, Charles TaylorMulticulturalism is an increasingly important concept in today’s societies. The author ...
- Alexis de Tocqueville – Wealth and PovertyWhy is Alexis de Tocqueville Often classified on the right? These extracts ...
- Summary of Book 1 of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Social ContractIn Book I of the In the Social Contract, Jean-Jacques Rousseau ...
- What is the Third Estate? Summary of Chapters 1 and 2Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès was born in 1748. In 1774, he became a ...
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau – There will never be democracy!What is Democracy? A very difficult question, to which many have ...
- Criticisms and defects of democracyDemocracy is a widespread regime, praised by many, but what about ...
- Law and Politics – Schopenhauer and Baruch SpinozaLaw and Politics – Schopenhauer and Baruch Spinoza Arthur Schopenhauer, at the beginning of ...
- II. The waves of globalizationA. 2 periods of globalization 1st period: from the industrial revolutions to ...
- Studying the city with Max WeberMax Weber is a well-known sociologist and a key figure at ...
- Inequality in school results because of the family – Raymond BoudonRaymond Boudon (1934–2013) is a great representative of French sociology of ...
History
- 20 contemporary history cards (1945 – 2017)Thanks to these 20 contemporary history sheets, classified in 7 main ...
- Birth and history of the newspaperTen percent to 12% of Sciences Po students choose to become ...
- What is totalitarianism?Totalitarianism in the 20th century What is totalitarianism? Several authors and books have ...
- History sheet III. 2. The crisis of liberal democraciesIII. From one war to another (1914–1939) 2. The crisis of the ...
- History sheet II. 2. The industrial states between conservative tradition and liberal and democratic pushII. Nations and States (from the middle of the 19th century ...
- VI. B. Eastern Europe and the People’s Democracies→ The people’s democracies around the USSR —the USSR sets up communist ...
- II.A. The world is divided between two blocksII. The cold war Cold War: A latent conflict (not fully manifested), ...
- La Francophonie: history, issues and statisticsDefinition of Francophonie The first use of the term “francophonie” dates back ...
Economics
- Most influential economists in historyThe greatest economists, those who have marked the thinking of the ...
Law
- The secret of the voting booth in FranceBy the law of July 29, 1913, the elector is bound ...
- French law – Relations between the State and local authoritiesTitle 3 – Local and Regional Authorities Chapter 1 – Relations between the State and ...
- French law – The Case of the Three Cities Paris, Lyon and MarseilleTitle 3 – Local and Regional Authorities Chapter 5 – Cooperation between local authorities Chapter 6 – The ...
- La Francophonie: history, issues and statisticsDefinition of Francophonie The first use of the term “francophonie” dates back ...
Sociology
- Tocqueville – Analysis of the link between democracy and the study of scienceAlexis de Tocqueville in the second volume of Democracy in America ...
- Summary A Black Anger: Letter to my Son – Ta-Nehisi Coates→ The Black Revolt – A Popular History of US Society After ...
- Birth and history of the newspaperTen percent to 12% of Sciences Po students choose to become ...
Method
- Corrected subject – Municipal elections, the function of the mayor and its evolution→ The 2014 Sciences Po Bordeaux history answer keys Municipal elections, the ...
- Annals of the regional Sciences Po CompetitionFrom 2008 to 2014, the Common Entrance Examination included only 6 ...
Academia
- Mock exam on DemocracyIf you wish to practice, we offer you a selection of ...
Hello, I would just like to have a little opinion on my QC plan. I chose the question on democracy, and I made a plan… quite original. I based my outline on Lincoln’s quote government of the people, by the people, for the people. Basically it looked like this: I) Government by the people? Does democracy really allow the people to direct themselves, to give them prerogatives? II) Government for the people? Suppose the people can direct themselves, does this really give them full possession of their powers, other rights etc? Are the people fit to govern themselves (isn’t it better in certain cases for an aristocracy)? Here, I no longer remember my sub-parts, nor my examples (but there were some, perhaps even too many unfortunately, and not enough argumentation/development for lack of time…)