Article(print)2003

Guizot's Elitist Theory of Representative Government

In: Critical review: an interdisciplinary journal of politics and society, Volume 15, Issue 3-4, p. 261-284

Craiutu, Aurelian

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Abstract

In 19th-century Europe, democracy was not embraced with the same enthusiasm it now enjoys. Conservative critics questioned central democratic normative principles, while liberals tried to correct the limitations of actual democratic practice. While accepting the inevitability of democracy, 19th-century liberals often resisted the idea that universal suffrage guaranteed the wisdom of the people's choices. Nothing better illustrates this difficult apprenticeship of democracy than the writings of Francois Guizot, whose political thought focuses on the relationship between liberalism & democracy. 34 References. Adapted from the source document.

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