Direct democracy through state ballot initiatives, initiated by both citizens and legislatures, holds potential for policy change relating to a large array of important social issues, including ...

What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government ...

Democracy is in crisis. Many people are losing confidence in political parties and parliaments and their ability to solve pressing social problems in the long term. Recent studies by the University of ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Two ballot titles that would strengthen direct democracy in Arkansas have been approved to begin collecting enough signatures to earn a spot on next year’s ballot, but they ...

Serbia's student protest movement has no leaders, and its decision-making process is slow and laborious, but activists swear by its founding principle: direct democracy via meetings on campus. The ...

The organization “The General Strike” aspires to mobilize approximately 11 million people committed to coordinating a massive work stoppage. The magic number of 11 million equals 3.5 percent of the US ...