ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the theoretical toolkit offered by Philip Pettit to analyse whether relationships of domination exist, with an eye to establishing the conditions whereby the electorate may justly feel that they are able to exercise control over those who legislate and administer. Philip Pettit's theory of democracy, as abstracted from republican theory, is that there needs to be 'a properly individualized, unconditioned and efficacious system of popular influence', also described as 'suitably individualized'. It is individual participation by citizens that adds up to a majority, and no grouping or body has a right to place conditions on participation or what may be sought through participation. Voting links public deliberation with the decision-making process of the legislators and government. Expert deliberation exists where types of decisions are confided in an authority with relevant skills. 'Expert deliberation' is a fact of life in the modern state.
