Freedom (Freedom North)

Political freedom Political freedom Concept in history and political thought "Freedoms" redirects here. For other uses, see Freedom. Political freedom, also called political autonomy or political agency, is a central concept in history and political thought and one of the most important features of democratic societies.[1] Political freedom has been described as freedom from oppression[2] or coercion,[3] the absence of disabling conditions for an individual and the fulfillment of enabling conditions,[4] or the absence of life conditions of compulsion in society, such as economic compulsion.[5] Although political freedom is often interpreted negatively as the freedom from unreasonable external constraints on action,[6] it can also refer to the positive exercise of rights, capacities and possibilities for action and the exercise of…

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