| democracy | for | intergroup relation | power | rule and accountability | international relation |
| elite democracy | few people | competitive | elitism | rule by law, accountability by election | realism |
| nationalist democracy | most people | competitive | tradition | rule by law, accountability by election | realism |
| liberal democracy | all people | competitive | liberty | rule of law, accountability of election | liberal international order |
| socialist democracy | all people | competitive | equality | rule of law, accountability of equality | socialist international order |
| relationalist democracy | all people | cooperative | wellbeing | rule of relation, accountability of professional qualification | relationalist international order |