Andrew Parkin claims that there is a tension between the liberal and democratic aspects of liberal democratic political systems. Explain what he means by this.

Title: Andrew Parkin claims that there is a tension between the liberal and democratic aspects of liberal democratic political systems. Explain what he means by this.
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Andrew Parkin claims that there is a tension between the liberal and democratic aspects of liberal democratic political systems. Explain what he means by this.

A successful academic explanation of Andrew Parkins claim that a tension exists between the two namesake components of liberal democracy cannot be successfully achieved without the introduction of a brief personal clarification of the definitions of liberalism, democracy and their historical product, liberal democracy. An analysis and discussion of these disparate ideologies and their component concepts will serve as sufficient evidence of a real and existing tension within liberal democracy. The most basic and immediate …showed first 75 words of 1098 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 1098 total…that is the soul of democracy. Although the question of the existence of tension within liberal democracy can be answered in the positive, the precise proportional makeup of the ideal liberal democratic society cannot be so quickly defined; the answer is a dialogue for each separate society to debate and discuss amongst its individuals and communities. Bibliography 1.J.Summers, D.Woodward and Andrew Parkin, Government Politics Power and Policy in Australia, 7th edition, Longman, 2002, chapter 15.

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