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== Objectives ==
== Introduction ==


The purpose of this project is to provide the tools that lead to a more direct democracy for the next city and national elections:
This topic provides the tools that lead to a more direct democracy for the next city and national elections:
* create documentation and support for Flatpack Democracy and citizen lists on the local level
* create documentation and support for Flatpack Democracy and citizen lists on the local level
* discuss on different other levels (national, European, ...) how democracy can be implemented
* discuss on different other levels (national, European, ...) how democracy can be implemented
* discuss our 'internal' democracy
* discuss our 'internal' democracy


== Meetings ==
=== Internal Democracy ===


* [[Democracy/November 12th 2012|November 12th 2012]]
In the [[Internal_Democracy|Internal Democracy]] workgroup, we organize meetings where we think and discuss about our internal democracy, in order to define rules, methodology, or guidelines that can lead to a democratic decision-making within a group. More generally, we experiment around the concept of "co-creative meeting", where every attendees share the common desire of building something together.
* [[Democracy/Meeting_07-01-2017|January 7th 2017]]


== Current Projects ==
=== Local Democracy ===
=== Local level: Citizen lists documentation ===
==== List of crews involved in a "citizen list" ====
* Gent
* [[Crew_West-Vlaanderen|West Vlaanderen]]: burgerlijst in Veurne
* [[Crew_BW|Brabant Wallon]]: [https://www.facebook.com/ListecitoyenneOLLN/ Collectif pour une Démocratie Locale] à Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve (site web en construction)


==== Sharing documentation ====
The [[Local Democracy|Local Democracy]] topic gathers information about local initiatives (citizens' lists, municipalism, ...).
Work in progress : loomio group and a wiki page (coming soon)


=== Big city/national/European ===
=== Democracy ===


=== Internal Democracy ===
Democracy in general (on this page)


== Reference materials ==
== What Pirates say about this topic 📣 ==  
*http://www.rektoverso.be/artikel/tijd-om-de-nieuwe-democratie-uit-te-klappen


*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_democracy direct democracy]
=== [https://pirateparty.be/basic-text/ Values of the Pirate Party] ===
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_voting#Delegated_voting liquid democracy] and some [[Pirate_Democracy|Belgian pirate comments]]
Direct '''democracy''' and self-determination right
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deliberative_democracy deliberative democracy]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-democracy E-democracy]
*General overview:
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy#Forms Forms of Democracy]
*[http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~matsusak/Papers/Matsusaka_DD_PC_Encyclopedia.pdf Direct Democracy] :
Definitions, literature and references - John G. Matsusaka, University of Southern California


*[http://www.democracy-international.org/book-direct-democracy.html book direct democracy]
#Pirates believe that all citizens have unlimited right to be involved in decisions that concern them.
#Pirates advocate a more direct democracy: an open, pragmatic, dynamic, realistic and transparent system in which citizens have the opportunity and receive the right to participate, and are encouraged to do so.
#The Internet enables new forms of citizen participation and democratic organization.The Pirates want to explore these possibilities and put them into practice.
#The power of party politics should be phased out.
#Pirates believe that corporatism, i.e. The mixture of economic and political power, should be avoided.


facts, arguments and experiences on the introduction of initiative and referendum
=== Publications of the Pirate Party ===
This book is a must for anyone who has an interest in the current changes in society. It is available for free in eight languages.  
* Article : [https://nl.pirateparty.be/het-initiatiefrecht-voor-de-burger/ Het initiatiefrecht voor de burger] (06/01/2021) / [https://fr.pirateparty.be/le-droit-dinitiative-des-citoyens/ Le droit d'initiative des citoyens] (08/01/2021)


*[http://www.iri-europe.org/publications/guidebooks/ IRI Guidebooks to Direct Democracy]
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It is the goal of the Initiative and Referendum Institute, Europe's first think-tank on modern direct democracy founded in 2001, to make a significant contribution to improving the knowledge of the history and practice of direct democracy – in the world in general, and especially in Europe.
=== Active ===


That is why the IRI "Guidebook to Direct Democracy" (published in English, French, Spanish, German, Korean, Italian, Finnish and Chinese) focuses on the place where the tools which allow citizens to take part in political decision-making are the most extensive and have been used for the longest period of time – Switzerland. Over the past 150 years, citizens' rights have been continually extended and now cover all the levels of political life (national, cantonal and local) and all areas of politics (including foreign policy).
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IRI also developed, in collaboration with [http://www.democracy-international.org/ Democracy International], the [http://direct-democracy-navigator.org/ direct-democracy-navigator] – a unique global information and collaboration platform on modern participative democracy.


*[http://liqd.net/en/schwerpunkte/theoretische-grundlagen/liquid-democracy/ Liquid democracy]
=== Inactive ===


The idea of “Liquid Democracy” has already been circulating on the web for a couple of years, however without any suggestions for a specific execution. The core of the idea is delegated voting, which removes the previous separation between representative democratic and direct democratic decisions. The principle of delegated voting is the base for all Liquid Democracy concepts, however the idea itself is not sufficient when it comes to the description of complex political processes. Since the end of 2008 people associated with the current Liquid Democracy e.V. deal with the theme of liquid democracy and try to advance it ever since. Some more comments [[Pirate_Democracy|here on our wiki]].
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The term “Liquid Democracy”, LD stands for a new form of democracy in which various “rigid“ barriers are being “fluidised“.
=== Archived ===


*[http://books.google.be/books/about/The_Athenian_Democracy_in_the_Age_of_Dem.html?id=o2mgjqbFGp4C&redir_esc=y Athenian Democracy in the Age of Demosthenes: Structure, Principles & Ideology] by Mogens Herman Hansen (ISBN-10: 0806131438 | ISBN-13: 978-0806131436)
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This book summarize 30 years of research on Athenian society and focus on the second era of Athenian democracy (403-322 BC). As the Athenian democracy is probably the most nearly perfect example of (direct) democracy, it is a very important inspiration for any person who want to understand how a democracy can work. This book is also translated in French.
== [[File:Toicon-icon-avocado-publish.svg|class=icon|link=]] Resources ==
* [[Democracy/Resources/en|Resources in English]]
* [[Democracy/Resources/fr|Documentation en français]]
* [[Democracy/Resources/nl|Dokumentatie in nederlands]]


*[http://participedia.net/ Participedia] is an open global knowledge community for researchers and practitioners in the field of democratic innovation and public engagement.
== [[File:Toicon-icon-avocado-schedule.svg|class=icon|link=]] Events [[File:Noun project - Calendar.svg|24px|top|link=]] ==


*[http://www.ftu-namur.org/fichiers/TIC_participation_citoyenne.pdf Les outils numériques au service d’une participation citoyenne et démocratique augmentée] : Initiatives in francophone Belgium and good foreign practices to enhance the expression citizenship and participatory democracy.
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Latest revision as of 13:06, 8 January 2021

Democracy Toicon-icon-avocado-read.svg
Infographie - démocratie participative.jpg
Subtopics Local Democracy
Municipalism
Participatory Budgeting
Transparency
See also Transparency
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Introduction

This topic provides the tools that lead to a more direct democracy for the next city and national elections:

  • create documentation and support for Flatpack Democracy and citizen lists on the local level
  • discuss on different other levels (national, European, ...) how democracy can be implemented
  • discuss our 'internal' democracy

Internal Democracy

In the Internal Democracy workgroup, we organize meetings where we think and discuss about our internal democracy, in order to define rules, methodology, or guidelines that can lead to a democratic decision-making within a group. More generally, we experiment around the concept of "co-creative meeting", where every attendees share the common desire of building something together.

Local Democracy

The Local Democracy topic gathers information about local initiatives (citizens' lists, municipalism, ...).

Democracy

Democracy in general (on this page)

What Pirates say about this topic 📣

Values of the Pirate Party

Direct democracy and self-determination right

  1. Pirates believe that all citizens have unlimited right to be involved in decisions that concern them.
  2. Pirates advocate a more direct democracy: an open, pragmatic, dynamic, realistic and transparent system in which citizens have the opportunity and receive the right to participate, and are encouraged to do so.
  3. The Internet enables new forms of citizen participation and democratic organization.The Pirates want to explore these possibilities and put them into practice.
  4. The power of party politics should be phased out.
  5. Pirates believe that corporatism, i.e. The mixture of economic and political power, should be avoided.

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1050 Ixelles - Elsene
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1190 Forest - Vorst
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1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
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4000 Liège
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1340 Ottignies
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1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
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Louvain-la-Neuve
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Ottignies
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4000 Liège
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1030 Schaerbeek
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