Theory of Demotocracy and Familotocracy and Major Typologies of Government: A Critical and Comparative Assessment

Abstract

When new concepts are introduced in any field of study, and after they might have successfully undergone integrity tests, the next step is to either transform them into a theoretical framework or compare them constructively with other related concepts or both. Hence, this work centred around a critical and constructive re-assessment of the new and successfully introduced concepts of “Demotocracy” and “Familotocracy” for the purpose of transforming them into a theoretical guide. This work also undertook a comparative assessment of Demotocracy and Familotocracy with some major typologies of government for the purpose of identifying strengths and weaknesses. The qualitative method using historical and content analysis of books, articles, materials and other relevant documents etc, was employed in the data gathering and analysis process. The findings from critical examination of relevant data showed that, Demotocracy and Familotocracy are negative variants and subtypologies of Democracy, and when compared with other major typologies of government, there were areas of similarities and differences that were identified. It was therefore recommended that, Demotocracy and Familotocracy should be best employed as a theoretical guide for explaining aberrations and corruption in political systems. Moreover, political science scholars and politicians as well as researchers were advised to identify other variants and subtypologies of the other major forms of government as was done in the case of Democracy.