Contemporary democracy: between political myth and political advocacy
In: Moldoscopie: publicaț̦ie periodică științifico-practică, Heft 1(98), S. 10-25
The article examines some issues related to the development and consolidation of the democratic process in contemporary society. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of topics on the origins and meanings of the concept of democracy, the democratic ideal and real democracy, the challenges and paradoxes of democracy, as well as the perspectives of contemporary democracy. It is concluded that the discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of some or other forms of democracy is not finished and probably will not be finished soon, and today more and more disputes are going on some issues of theoretical, political and practical interest - what meaning we should give to the concept of democracy, how democracy works in the practice of contemporary society, what would be the nature and prospects of democracy.