Participatory Democracy
Participatory democracy is a form of government in which citizens directly participate in the political decisions and policies that affect their lives.
What are some key problems that this process can solve?
Democracies around the world are under pressure from dwindling trust by their citizens, unstable economic systems, a global pandemic, and more. Introducing participatory processes into a democratic governance system can help ameliorate many problems as it provides civic spaces for citizens to come together to deliberate important issues that affect their lives and feel as though their voices actually matter.
How does this process work?
Participatory democracy is an alternative or supplement to modern, representative democracies as it provides citizens with more individual and direct power over the issues that affect them. Many different participatory governance processes make up a participatory democracy including but not limited to: participatory budgeting, citizens deliberative assemblies, referendums, and more.
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№ OF PEOPLE |
inform | Consult | Involve | Collaborate | Empower |
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1—100 pPL |
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100—1k pPL |
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1k—10k pPL |
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10k—100k pPL |
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100k—1M pPL |
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1M—10M pPL |
Cooperatives and civil society in Rojava | ||||
10M—100M pPL |
Peace-keeping with Indigenous Participatory Democracy: The Gadaa system of the Oromo People | ||||
100M—1B pPL |
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1B+ pPL |
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Global |