The modern, mainstream democratic ideal has been republican or representative democracy, but the original Greek ideal was direct democratic participation in all major decisions by all citizens. To some extent even administrative actions were directly...
Direct Democracy is a movement within the British Conservative Party dedicated to localism and constitutional reform. The group published a book on democracy, titled , authored by prominent Conservative politicians, to promote their...
By Wednesday's deadline, no fewer than 41 referendums -- apparently a record -- had been filed with the attorney general's office for placement on the 1990 or 1992 state ballot. These 30 initiative petitions and 11 constitutional amendments may not fully prove that...
Critics of direct democracy claim that direct democracy contradicts the principles of representative government, sacrifices public interest to narrow-interest groups and is biased towards positions that are supported by heavy political advertising. In contrast, advocates of direct democracy believe that it has had many...
Moammar Gadhafi said in an unusual debate Friday it was time for his long-isolated nation to open up to the world and that one day Libya won't need him as leader. Still, he insisted that the ruling ideology he has entrenched here for three decades...
Selected editorial excerpts from the U.S. press: CALIFORNIA VOTES...ON IRAQ? (Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles) CALIFORNIA'S FORM of direct democracy - its propensity for voting on matters most states handle by legislative action - has been praised for empowering average people...
