EVALUATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEMOCRACY AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS IN TERMS OF TYPES OF DEMOCRACY

Yıl 2026, Cilt: 28 Sayı: 51 , 417 - 434 , 20.04.2026

Hasan Akay

https://doi.org/10.18493/kmusekad.1643681

https://izlik.org/JA93KZ42NE

Öz

The development of democracy has followed an up and down course in the historical process. Democracy, which was initiated with the practices seen in Ancient Greece, has always maintained its importance as an ideal form of government aimed to be achieved in human history. Civil society, on the other hand, has a history at least as important and deep-rooted as democracy. Civil society is an organised structuring effort that emerges through the relations developed among people outside the sphere of state activity. There is a mutual and positive relationship between democracy and civil society. This is supported by both academic studies and various practices. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between democracy and civil society through different types of democracy. In this context, the views of representative democracy, direct democracy, liberal democracy, participatory democracy and authoritarian democracy on civil society and the impact of civil society on different types of democracy are analysed. The study argues that civil society has different degrees of importance for different types of democracy but is indispensable for the development of democracy.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Civil society , Representative Democracy , Direct Democracy , Liberal Democracy , Participatory Democracy , Authoritarian Democracy

DEMOKRASİ VE SİVİL TOPLUM İLİŞKİSİNİN DEMOKRASİ TÜRLERİ AÇISINDAN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

https://izlik.org/JA93KZ42NE

Öz

Demokrasinin gelişimi tarihsel süreç içinde inişli çıkışlı bir seyir izlemiştir. Antik Yunan’da görülen uygulamalarla başlatılan demokrasi, insanlık tarihinde ulaşılması hedeflenen bir ideal yönetim biçimi olarak önemini her zaman korumuştur. Öte yandan sivil toplum ise en az demokrasi kadar önemli ve köklü bir geçmişe sahiptir. Sivil toplum, devletin faaliyet alanı dışında insanların kendi aralarında geliştirdikleri ilişkilerle ortaya çıkan örgütlü bir yapılanma çabasıdır. Demokrasi ve sivil toplum arasında karşılıklı ve olumlu bir ilişki kurulmaktadır. Bu durum hem akademik çalışmalarla hem de çeşitli uygulamalarla desteklenmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, demokrasi ile sivil toplum arasındaki ilişkiyi demokrasinin farklı türleri üzerinden değerlendirmeye çalışmaktır. Bu kapsamda temsili demokrasi, doğrudan demokrasi, liberal demokrasi, katılımcı demokrasi ve otoriter demokrasi türlerinin sivil topluma bakışı ve sivil toplumun farklı demokrasi türlerine olan etkisi incelenmektedir. Çalışmada sivil toplumun demokrasinin farklı türleri açısından farklı derecelerde öneme sahip olduğu fakat demokrasinin gelişimi açısından ise vazgeçilmez olduğu görüşü ileri sürülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Sivil Toplum , Temsili Demokrasi , Doğrudan Demokrasi , Liberal Demokrasi , Katılımcı Demokrasi , Otoriter Demokrasi

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