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“Representative democracy is not an absolute principle, rather a question of time, place and circumstances.” Analyze the statement. Mention the major challenges to representative democracy.

  • UPSC 2026
  • 20 marks
  • Democracy

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The statement treats representative democracy as contingent, suitable only where a society's conditions allow it. It voices a contextualist tradition rather than one author's words. It holds for democracy's forms and durability, but not for its claim to legitimacy.

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  • The Case for Contingency
  • The Case Against
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