Direct democracy in some form — through citizen ... State constitutions have celebrated popular influence on government in contrast to the U.S. Constitution, which was designed to limit that ...

such as participatory budgeting[2], and invigorating deliberative democracy[3]. Particularly, there has been a proliferation of direct democracy to pursue constitutional change.[4] Increasingly, ...

Some thoughts on the desirable amount of democracy, the dangers of centralized political authority, and the inability of socialism to generate wealth, among other things: ...

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi Working President KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Sunday condemned the decision to ban protests at Osmania ...

For instance, Smith’s call to scrap the net-zero power regulations and the No More Pipelines law reflects a desire for greater autonomy in Alberta’s resource management. By invoking the prospect of a ...

With government efficiency in the headlines ... of these bills resorted to outright lies to justify their attack on direct democracy. One person falsely claimed she was tricked into signing ...

Republican legislators are determined to make it all but impossible for citizens and interest groups to pursue ballot ...

There’s a reason politicians don’t like direct democracy and why there will never be a referendum on big national debates.

Switzerland holds the most referendums in the world by far and is known as a direct democracy. We look at questions of Swiss democracy – and global issues that are linked to Switzerland and its ...