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Democracy and Majority Rule - Moral Foundations of Politics Lecture 2

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This lecture examines the legitimacy of majority rule and its relationship to democratic competition and domination. It compares unanimity and majority rule and discusses Locke, Rousseau, Schumpeter, public-choice models, and voting theories.

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- Chapter 1. Introduction: Majority Rule and Democratic Competition
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- Chapter 2. Locke on Majority Rule
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- Chapter 3. Why does Majority Rule Limit the Possibility of Domination?
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- Chapter 4. Majority versus Unanimity Rule
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- Chapter 5. Schumpeter: Non-dominant and Pluralist Competition
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  • Amara Marion Chella Ramasubbu Schreiber
    I found this very interesting and insightful. The mixture and analogizes between economics and politics provided great depth to the topic.
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