ABSTRACT
This chapter suggests the Right to Equal Belonging to a Democratic Society. The right to equal belonging or the right to belong in a community of equals is an inherent right in the ultimate right: the Right to Equal Belonging in a Democratic Society or, in other words, the Right to Democratic Belonging. The chapter defines democratic society as follows: participatory, community and among equals. The two primary relationships need to be understood and then be compared in a substantive, contextual and relational way in terms of the needs of the Designated Beneficiaries and the Claimant. First is, the relationship of the needs of the Designated Beneficiaries to the good of reference and second is, the relationship of the needs of the Claimant to the same good of reference. Learning how to develop true relationships in the personal and social life may have impact on the relationships in public and political life.
