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Democracy
Democracy was invented in the ancient city of Athens by Cleisthenes about 2,500 years ago. In Greek, ‘Demos’ means ‘the people of the community’; ‘Kratos’ means ‘power’ or ‘authority to decide’. ‘Demos-kratia’ (Demokratia) means ‘a community run by all its members’.
Nowadays we would call this a “Direct Democracy” as citizens themselves - not their representatives - decide all
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Agir_pour_la_démocratie_directe (FRA)
Aktiv_Demokrati (SWE)
Balkan_Assist
Ballot_Initiative_Strategy_Center (USA)
Centre_for_Research_on_Direct_Democracy_(c2d) (CHE)
Citizens_for_Direct_Democracy (BEL) method:Electronic_Direct_Democracy
Citizens_in_Charge (USA)
Citizens’_Initiative_and_Referendum (GBR)
Democracy_International
Democratie_nu (BEL)
Demoex (SWE) method:Electronic_Direct_Democracy
Demoex_UK
Dimopolis (GRE)
Direct_Democracy_Ireland
E2D International
E-Democracy.org (USA)
Eudemocracia (ARG)
Förändring_2011 (FIN)
Healthy Democracy Oregon (USA)
Initiative_and_Referendum_Institute_Europe_IRI
Initiative_and_Referendum_Institute_–_Asia
Internetes_Demokrácia_pártja (HUN)
Mehr_Demokratie (DEU)
Mehr_Demokratie_(Austria)
Miller-Rose_Institute_Initiative_Database (USA)
National_Initiative_for_Democracy (USA)
Omnibus_for_Direct_Democracy (DEU)
Online_Party_of_Canada method:Electronic_Direct_Democracy
Partido_de_Internet (ESP) method:Electronic_Direct_Democracy
Referendum_Platform (NLD)
Svojpolitik.si (SLO) method:Electronic_Direct_Democracy
Senator_Online (AUS) method:Electronic_Direct_Democracy
Telematics_Freedom_Foundation (ITA)
The_People_Decide (USA)
United_Minds (IRL)
Related Cases
Global_Forum_on_Modern_Direct_Democracy_2010
Indonesia_Direct_Democracy_Experiment
Oregon_Citizen_Initiative_Review_(CIR)
Oregon Citizens' Initiative Review 2010 Measure 74
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As_the_People_Want_It,_Blueprint_for_a_new_confederation
Citizens' Initiative Review
Delegated_Voting
E-Democracy_Centre
Electronic_Direct_Democracy
Initiative Process
Participatory_Budgeting