<$>wll bgn b sng tht n rdr t ndrstnd hw rtstc prctcs cn cntrbt t th hgmn f dmcrtc vls t s ncssr t stt nslf wthn th frmwrk f n nt-ssntlst prspctv whch cknwldgs tht thr r n gvn ssntl dntts nd tht dntts r lws cnstttd thrgh prcsss f dntfctn. Ths prcsss - snc th r th rslt f hgmnc prctcs - lws nvlv n lmnt f xclsn. n nt-ssntlst hgmnc prspctv ssrts tht scl bjctvt s cnstttd thrgh cts f pwr nd tht t hs thrfr ncssr pltcl dmnsn. Cntrr t th dmnnt lbrl prspctv, t llws s t grsp th fct tht pwr, fr frm bng n xtrnl rltn tkng plc btwn prcnstttd dntts, cnsttts th dntts thmslvs. // Ths hs mprtnt cnsqncs n th fld f cltr nd fr rtstc prctcs. ndd th mn shrtcmng wth th trdtnl lbrl ssntlst frmwrk n ths dmn s tht t cncvs th ndvdls s lrd gvn wth fll fldgd dntt bfr th ntr nt dvrs tps f prctcs, cltrl, pltcl, nd thrs. Thrfr t cnnt cknwldg tht t s thrgh nsrtn n dffrnt prctcs tht prtclr frms f ndvdlts r cnstttd. ndvdls r prsntd b th lbrls s rtnl ctrs mvd b th srch fr th mxmztn f thr slf-ntrst. Tht s, th r sn s ctng n th fld f pltcs n bscll nstrmntlst w. Pltcs s prcvd ccrdng t mdl lbrtd t std cnmcs, s mrkt cncrnd wth th llctn f rsrcs, whr cmprmss r rchd mng ntrsts dfnd ndpndntl f thr pltcl-cltrl rtcltn. vrthng tht hs t d wth th rl f pssns n th crtn f cllctv dntts, vrthng hvng t d wth dsr, wth th ncnscs, nd mr gnrll wth cltr s bltrtd. ndvdls r bstrctd frm scl nd pwr rltns, frm lngg, cltr, nd th whl st f prctcs tht mk gnc pssbl. Wht s thrfr prcldd n sch n pprch s th vr qstn f wht r th cndtns f xstnc f dmcrtc frms f dntts nd f th prctcs thrgh whch sch dntts cld b cnstrctd.rdr t ndrstnd hw rtstc prctcs cn cntrbt t th hgmn f dmcrtc vls t s ncssr t stt nslf wthn th frmwrk f n nt-ssntlst prspctv whch cknwldgs tht thr r n gvn ssntl dntts nd tht dntts r lws cnstttd thrgh prcsss f dntfctn. Ths prcsss - snc th r th rslt f hgmnc prctcs - lws nvlv n lmnt f xclsn. n nt-ssntlst hgmnc prspctv ssrts tht scl bjctvt s cnstttd thrgh cts f pwr nd tht t hs thrfr ncssr pltcl dmnsn. Cntrr t th dmnnt lbrl prspctv, t llws s t grsp th fct tht pwr, fr frm bng n xtrnl rltn tkng plc btwn prcnstttd dntts, cnsttts th dntts thmslvs. // Ths hs mprtnt cnsqncs n th fld f cltr nd fr rtstc prctcs. ndd th mn shrtcmng wth th trdtnl lbrl ssntlst frmwrk n ths dmn s tht t cncvs th ndvdls s lrd gvn wth fll fldgd dntt bfr th ntr nt dvrs tps f prctcs, cltrl, pltcl, nd thrs. Thrfr t cnnt cknwldg tht t s thrgh nsrtn n dffrnt prctcs tht prtclr frms f ndvdlts r cnstttd. ndvdls r prsntd b th lbrls s rtnl ctrs mvd b th srch fr th mxmztn f thr slf-ntrst. Tht s, th r sn s ctng n th fld f pltcs n bscll nstrmntlst w. Pltcs s prcvd ccrdng t mdl lbrtd t std cnmcs, s mrkt cncrnd wth th llctn f rsrcs, whr cmprmss r rchd mng ntrsts dfnd ndpndntl f thr pltcl-cltrl rtcltn. vrthng tht hs t d wth th rl f pssns n th crtn f cllctv dntts, vrthng hvng t d wth dsr, wth th ncnscs, nd mr gnrll wth cltr s bltrtd. ndvdls r bstrctd frm scl nd pwr rltns, frm lngg, cltr, nd th whl st f prctcs tht mk gnc pssbl. Wht s thrfr prcldd n sch n pprch s th vr qstn f wht r th cndtns f xstnc f dmcrtc frms f dntts nd f th prctcs thrgh whch sch dntts cld b cnstrctd