Political egalitarianism

A founding principle of many democracies, political egalitarianism prefers less concentrated political power or influence as well as equal and fair treatment of all regardless of characteristics like race, religion, wealth or intelligence.[1][2] This is expressed in such principles as one person, one vote, equality before the law, and equal rights of free speech.[3]

Political equality

Political equality is only achieved when the norms, rules and procedures that govern the community afford equal consideration to all.[4] Robert Dahl believes that the ideal of democracy assumes that political equality is desirable.[5] He goes on to argue that political equality and democracy are supported by the inherent intrinsic equal worth of every person (intrinsic equality) and the tendency of concentrated power to corrupt.[6]

Equality before the law
Main article: Equality before the law

Equality before law means that the law applies to all peoples equally and without exceptions. Laws can sometimes be designed to help minimize unequal application.[7] Well-designed constitutions, for example, can help protect political rights in functioning democracies.[8][9]

See also

References
  1. Peter, Fabienne (2007-08-01). "The Political Egalitarian's Dilemma". Ethical Theory and Moral Practice. 10 (4): 373–387. doi:10.1007/s10677-006-9057-z. ISSN 1572-8447.
  2. Egalitarianism. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. 2013.
  3. Verba, Sydney (January 2001). "Political Equality: What Is It? Why Do We Want It?". Russell Sage Foundation. p. 19.
  4. Beramendi, P., Besley, T. and Levi, M. (2022), ‘Political equality: what is it and why does it matter?’, IFS Deaton Review of Inequalities
  5. Dahl, Robert Alan (2006). On Political Equality. New Haven (Conn.): Yale University Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-300-11607-6.
  6. Dahl, Robert Alan (2006). On Political Equality. New Haven, Conn.: Yale Univ. Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-300-11607-6.
  7. Lucy, William (2011). "Equality under and before the law". The University of Toronto Law Journal. 61 (3): 411–465. doi:10.3138/utlj.61.3.411. JSTOR 23018555.
  8. Jessica Bulman-Pozen & Miriam Seifter, The Democracy Principle in State Constitutions, 119Mich. L. Rev. 859 (2021).
  9. Lepore, Jill (2021-03-22). "When Constitutions Took Over the World". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
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