Since Athens is considered the birthplace of democracy, the ancient Greek statesman Pericles must be considered its father.

It’s also worth remembering that, by modern standards, Athens was closer to being a narrow oligarchy than a democracy. Because women, slaves, and the city’s large population of resident ...

In an interesting recent article in Foreign Affairs, Josiah Ober – a leading academic expert on ancient Greek democracy – argues that there is much we can learn from the Greek experience that ...

From ancient Athens to the town hall: Can a new wave of deliberative democracy save the world? "Citizens' assemblies" and similar forms of ground-level democracy are suddenly everywhere.

If direct democracy, sortition and people’s deliberative assemblies do not seem to be sexy enough to inspire mass protest, then it becomes the task of writers on the left to give these concepts ...

There were many political entities in ancient Greece and several different forms of democracy. The ancient Athenians alone had – over a period of almost 200 years – at least three ...

Join me on this incredible journey through ancient Athens! ... The Birthplace of Democracy: Touring the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. Posted: March 1, 2025 | Last updated: March 1, 2025.

The ancient Greeks practised direct democracy. It literally was “ people power ”. They took measures specifically to ensure that ruthless, narcissistic people were unable to dominate politics .

For Xi Jinping, the new Pericles, China’s “consultative” democracy is the true one since it involves everyone. Yet, China’s regime forgot to consult everyone, like the people w ...