Abstract

In general definition; Democracy, which we can define as the self-government of the people, has been applied in different ways in different societies within the historical process. The liberal model of democracy, which is applied today and widely accepted, has been found insufficient and criticized in many respects. These criticisms also include efforts to develop different alternatives to liberal representative democracy. Especially with the increase of the urban population, the transformation of cities into centers of politics and the necessity of reviewing the concepts of effectiveness and efficiency on the basis of democratic principles also required. The new models of democracy, introduced in this framework, have been re-interpreted through the concepts of participation and deliberation by shaping around more inclusive practices over the need to meet citizens' desire to be more active in decision-making processes. The deliberative democracy also draws attention because it is an approach shaped through the modern era of democracy, as an alternative to the issues in which classical democracy models are criticized. For this purpose, the main assumptions of deliberative democracy will be explained by evaluating the criticized issues of classical democracy understanding. Also, the development of democracy as a historical and theoretical origin, the characteristics and criticism of liberal representative democracy will also be discussed.