Henry Bertram Mayo, D.Phil, FRSC, ( 17 June 1911— 15 January 2009) was a Canadian political scientist. At the time of his death, he was Canada's oldest living Rhodes Scholar, [1] and professor emeritus at Carleton University, Ottawa. [2] Born in Fortune, Newfoundland, Mayo taught at a number of universities, received multiple honorary degrees and was president of the Canadian Political Science Association. [3]
The definition of democracy
In An Introduction to Democratic Theory (1960), Mayo argued that "a consistent and coherent theory of democracy" could be presented interms of a few "distinguishing principles." [4]
Based on these four principles, Mayo proposed the following "working definition" of democracy: "a democratic political system is one in which public policies are made, on a majority basis, by representatives subject to effective popular control at periodic elections which are conducted on the principle of political equality and under conditions of political freedom." [9]
The value of democracy
Mayo also argued that democracy was valuable for "inherent" and "instrumental" reasons. [10]
He listed eight "inherent" reasons: [11]
He discussed two "instrumental" reasons: [12]
"Newfoundland and Confederation in the Eighteen Sixties," Canadian Historical Review, 1948. [13]
Democracy and Marxism, Oxford University Press, 1955.
An Introduction to Democratic Theory, Oxford University Press, 1960. [14]
An Introduction to Marxist Theory, Oxford University Press, 1955. [15]
Henry Bertram Mayo, D.Phil, FRSC, ( 17 June 1911— 15 January 2009) was a Canadian political scientist. At the time of his death, he was Canada's oldest living Rhodes Scholar, [1] and professor emeritus at Carleton University, Ottawa. [2] Born in Fortune, Newfoundland, Mayo taught at a number of universities, received multiple honorary degrees and was president of the Canadian Political Science Association. [3]
The definition of democracy
In An Introduction to Democratic Theory (1960), Mayo argued that "a consistent and coherent theory of democracy" could be presented interms of a few "distinguishing principles." [4]
Based on these four principles, Mayo proposed the following "working definition" of democracy: "a democratic political system is one in which public policies are made, on a majority basis, by representatives subject to effective popular control at periodic elections which are conducted on the principle of political equality and under conditions of political freedom." [9]
The value of democracy
Mayo also argued that democracy was valuable for "inherent" and "instrumental" reasons. [10]
He listed eight "inherent" reasons: [11]
He discussed two "instrumental" reasons: [12]
"Newfoundland and Confederation in the Eighteen Sixties," Canadian Historical Review, 1948. [13]
Democracy and Marxism, Oxford University Press, 1955.
An Introduction to Democratic Theory, Oxford University Press, 1960. [14]
An Introduction to Marxist Theory, Oxford University Press, 1955. [15]