As in Athens, the right to participate was restricted to men, just as it was also in all later democracies and republics until the twentieth century.

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1983 - Dilemmas of Pluralist Democracy: Autonomy vs. [citation needed]
In more recent years Dahl's writings have taken on a more pessimistic tone. [citation needed]


Prizes
Dahl was awarded the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science in 1995.

D. He received an honorary Doctor of Laws (LL. in political science in 1940.