Knowledge: direct democracy
See Also:
- society → politics → alternative political systems
- society → politics → campaigns and elections → election reform
- society → politics → campaigns and elections → voting systems
Links
- Direct Democracy Center
http://realdemocracy.com/ - Proposes a Constitutional Amendment to enfranchise all Americans into the political process through an electronic polling system connected to every home. Contains a repository of information about and links to other efforts to empower all of "The People."
- Direct Democracy Campaign (DDC)
http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/rodmell/ - Campaigning for government by referendum in the UK and elsewhere in the world. Provides proposals, opinion articles, and news on the status of direct democracy.
- Coalition for National Referendum
http://www.nationalreferendum.org/ - Organization which seeks to use a national referendum to resolve divisive issues in the United States.
- Revolutionary Committees Movement
http://mathaba.net/rcm/ - Direct Democracy and a unique brand of socialism in the 'Third Universal Theory' according to Moammar Kadhafi (Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi), the "Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya" and worldwide and African Mathaba.
- Movement for Direct Democracy
http://home.swipnet.se/~w-38823/ - Describes reasons for change, thoughts on strategy, and a schematic for voting by digital telephone.
- Direct Votes
http://freespace.virgin.net/jamesimac.mcglynn/ - Provides links and contact information for parties and organizations supportive of direct democracy in the UK.
- ReDemocracy
http://www.autobuyology.org/car15.html - Seeks a five-year trial where the authority of ONLY the non-emergency powers of ONLY the U.S. House of Representatives is vested in the people through periodic electronic, phone and absentee or USPS mail voting.
- DDemocracy Meeting Place
http://democracy.mkolar.org/ - Large list of direct democracy sites arranged by country, with new URL's added by visitors; resources on voting systems and theories; message board.
- I&R: Citizens' Initiative and Referendum
http://www.iniref.org/ - Proposals and campaign resources for direct democracy such as citizens' initiative, referendum, and recall in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- Initiative and Referendum Institute
http://www.iandrinstitute.org/ - Non-profit non-partisan research and educational organization dedicated to the expansion of the initiative and referendum process in the US.
- Direct Democracy League (DDL)
http://www.ddleague-usa.net/ - Advocates national and state level constitutional renewal in the United States to meld direct democracy institutions with representative institutions. Documents and links.
- National Initiative For Democracy
http://www.ni4d.us/ - Seeks a Constititutional amendment to establish a "Legislature of the People" in the United States. Describes rationale and basic principles, outlines action plan, and links to activism resources.
- QUALIA V: The Quantum Physics and Sociology of Participatory Democracy.
http://www.angelfire.com/ca/sanmateoissues/Qualia5.html - Father Jerome talks about spirituality and consciousness and relates Einsteinian principles to participatory democracy.
- Democracy
http://www.guibord.com/democracy - Details aspects of democracy that are anathema to modern day politicians.
- Democracy and the personal representative
http://members.fortunecity.com/democracies/index.htm - A proposal to reform Canadian government institutions, making all legislation subject to a Direct Democratic Parliament of 100 percent of the people of Canada aged over 18 who choose to participate.
- Direct Democracy Forum
http://ao.com.au/ddf/ - Message boards, mailing lists, and other networking resources for direct democracy supporters and activists.
- Direct Democracy - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_democracy - Encyclopedia-style description of the term "direct democracy" with links for further research.
- Beyond Plutocracy - True Democracy for America
http://www.beyondplutocracy.com - Hosts the entire content of a full-length free book presenting a redesign of the American government.
- Calling for an American Constitutional Amendment for Voter Initiatives
http://www.cusdi.org/ - Voter Initiatives Assembly to manage, process and select Initiatives. Nationwide Electorate to vote on Initiatives at elections. Constitutional safeguards to protect Assembly from improper influence.
- Worldwide Direct Democracy Movement
http://www.world-wide-democracy.net/ - The official web site of the Worldwide Direct Democracy Movement founded in Greece in the year 2000.
- Teledemocracy Action News Network
https://fp.auburn.edu/tann/ - A global organization primarily dedicated use of modern technologies in all forms that directly empower citizens to have input into political systems at all levels of governance around the world.
- Calling for an American Constitutional Amendment for Voter Initiatives
http://www.InitiativesAmendment.org/ - Voter Initiatives Assembly to manage, process and select Initiatives. Nationwide Electorate to vote on Initiatives at elections. Constitutional safeguards to protect Assembly from improper influence.
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