Economic Equality and Direct Democracy in Ancient Athens, written by Larry Patriquin

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 186-189
Author(s):  
Alex Gottesman
Keyword(s):  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Economic Equality ◽  
Ancient Athens

scholarly journals Making direct democracy work: a rational-actor perspective on the graphe paranomon in ancient Athens

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl Hampus Lyttkens ◽  
George Tridimas ◽  
Anna Lindgren
Keyword(s):  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Ancient Athens ◽  
Rational Actor

Direct Democracy Practices of Local Authorities in Turkey

2022 ◽  
pp. 67-90
Author(s):  
İhsan İkizer
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Representative Democracy ◽  
Early Form ◽  
Ancient Athens ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
City States ◽  
Local Levels

Direct democracy, an early form of democracy, which was applied in city states of ancient Athens, is at the agenda of politics again, especially at local levels due to the limitations of the representative democracy. People do not want to voice their ideas about the cities or countries where they live just once in four or five years by casting their votes in the ballot box. They desire to be involved in decision-making mechanisms, at least for relatively more important issues that might have direct effect over their lives. Today, more local governments are applying direct democracy tools in line with the expectations of local residents and as a requirement of the local governance principle of participation. Of course, as it is the case in representative democracy, direct democracy, which aims civic engagement for each significant decision, has some limitations. This chapter will explore the implementation of direct democracy by municipalities in Turkey, with all its variation, sources of motivation, opportunities, and challenges.

scholarly journals Institutional Analysis Model for Examining Direct Democracy Phenomena: a Case Study of Participatory Budgeting

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (341) ◽  
pp. 81-97
Author(s):  
Zofia Łapniewska
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Institutional Analysis ◽  
Local Democracy ◽  
Participatory Budgeting ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Ancient Athens ◽  
The World ◽  
Novel Approaches

Direct democracy, the tradition of which dates back to ancient Athens, is now widely practised in many countries around the world. In this paper, a case study of participatory budgeting is given as an illustration of how residents can decide directly about their common resources. The paper is theoretical in nature. It aims to present a model of institutional analysis of direct democracy phenomena based on the example of participatory budgets analysis, taking into account variables related to two novel approaches: Varieties of Capitalism and intersectionality. This model can be used for diagnosing aspects of local democracy, comparative studies of participatory budgeting processes taking place in various countries around the world, as well as for further research into other processes of direct democracy, thus contributing to the development of knowledge in this field and to social sciences in general.

Kämpfe um Bergbau und die Möglichkeiten demokratischer Transformation

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (189) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Dietz
Keyword(s):  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Social Power ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
Liberal Democratic ◽  
Political Effects ◽  
Mining Project ◽  
National Governments ◽  
The Relationship

The article explores the political effects of popular consultations as a means of direct democracy in struggles over mining. Building on concepts from participatory and materialist democracy theory, it shows the transformative potentials of processes of direct democracy towards democratization and emancipation under, and beyond, capitalist and liberal democratic conditions. Empirically the analysis is based on a case study on the protests against the La Colosa gold mining project in Colombia. The analysis reveals that although processes of direct democracy in conflicts over mining cannot transform existing class inequalities and social power relations fundamentally, they can nevertheless alter elements thereof. These are for example the relationship between local and national governments, changes of the political agenda of mining and the opening of new spaces for political participation, where previously there were none. It is here where it’s emancipatory potential can be found.

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