Now that we have discussed and covered several elements of democracy, which are human rights, representation and participation, we’ll continue to the element of contestation. As a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, the ideal regime of a democracy is known as a polyarchy, where one of its main features is being highly inclusive and extensively open to public contestation. But how is contestation important to democracy and what are the forms? What is the correlation between contestation and inclusiveness? Where does the practice of patronage democracy come into play? In this episode of Demos’ Delights, Dr. Danel Petz will discuss the many facets of contestation and its role in democracy (This podcast is the part 1 of the “Democracy and Contestation” Series)