Size matters? : The relation between population size and democracy

• Main Author: Goren, Ran
• Other Authors: Helsingin yliopisto, Valtiotieteellinen tiedekunta, Politiikan ja talouden tutkimuksen laitos, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Political and Economic Studies, Helsingfors universitet, Statsvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för politik och ekonomi
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Helsingin yliopisto 2017
• Subjects: size; population; democracy; democratic; theory; literature review; philosophy; democratization; decentralization; Iceland; Yleinen valtio-oppi; politiikan tutkimus; Political Science; Politics; Allmän statslära; politologi; Oppi; Plato; Rousseau
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/229581

Population size is one of the most discussed topics historically in its relation to democracy. Interestingly, however, despite the plethora of debates and studies there seem to be little academic consensus on the topic, both theoretically and empirically. On the one hand, early theorists such as Ari...