The Polarities of Democracy model was developed Dr. Bill Benet as a theoretical framework to help build healthy, sustainable, and just communities. It consists of ten elements arranged in five polarity pairs: Freedom and Authority; Justice and Due Process; Diversity and Equality; Human Rights and Communal Obligations; and Participation and Representation.
Dr. Barry Johnson’s Polarity Management concepts are used as the conceptual framework for the Polarities of Democracy model. Johnson contends that each element of a polarity has positive and negative aspects and the objective is to successfully leverage the polarities so as to maximize the positive aspects of each element while minimizing the negative aspects of each element. Using this approach, Benet concludes that effectively leveraging the Polarities of Democracy promotes and enhances democratization in order to overcome oppression in the workplace and in society. The Polarities of Democracy model placed within Dr. Johnson’s Polarity Map framework (pictured above) is used with the permission of Polarity Partnerships.
For a detailed description of the Polarities of Democracy model go to the Journal of Social Change:
http://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1033&context=jsc
For the entire Polarities of Democracy Collection go to:
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/pod/
For more information on Barry Johnson, Polarity Managment, and Polarity Thinking go to Polarity Partnerships: http://www.polaritypartnerships.com/
Dr. Barry Johnson’s Polarity Management concepts are used as the conceptual framework for the Polarities of Democracy model. Johnson contends that each element of a polarity has positive and negative aspects and the objective is to successfully leverage the polarities so as to maximize the positive aspects of each element while minimizing the negative aspects of each element. Using this approach, Benet concludes that effectively leveraging the Polarities of Democracy promotes and enhances democratization in order to overcome oppression in the workplace and in society. The Polarities of Democracy model placed within Dr. Johnson’s Polarity Map framework (pictured above) is used with the permission of Polarity Partnerships.
For a detailed description of the Polarities of Democracy model go to the Journal of Social Change:
http://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1033&context=jsc
For the entire Polarities of Democracy Collection go to:
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/pod/
For more information on Barry Johnson, Polarity Managment, and Polarity Thinking go to Polarity Partnerships: http://www.polaritypartnerships.com/