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= Monitory Democracy = Monitory Democracy

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Monitory Democracy, theorised by Professor John Keane in his 2009 book The Life and Death of Democracy, refers to the 'era' of democracy which emerged following the events of the Second World War. Keane characterises this "worldwide rebirth of democratic politics" by the fusion of assembly and representative-based apparatuses with evolving instruments of public monitoring and control of government power.

Keane presents uncertainty about the origins of monitory democracy. He attributes an extent of the cause to war which "proved that this protection-obedience formula was unworkable" but also led to the greater significance of human rights within democracies.

Under Keane's theory, monitory institutions refer to 'watch-dog' and 'guide-dog' bodies which are operating under the "ethos of communicative abundance" . These institutions have the ability to subject power to "checks and balances" in order to prevent unconsented government. Keane states that such institutions are "changing both the political geography and the political dynamics of many democracies". He credits them with "the combined effect of raising the level and quality of public monitoring of power" and the ability to "enfranchise many more citizens voices".

According to Keane, monitory democracy contrasts its predecessor, representative democracy as it rids of "the old rule of 'one person, one vote, one representative'" and instead embodies the overarching principle of "one person, many interests, many voices, multiple votes, multiple representatives" .