Deliberative Democracy – a Form of Democracy
Deliberation is a political approach in which citizens, not just experts or politicians, play an active role in community problem solving and public decision-making. Deliberative…
Arts
Public Participation – Directly Engages Public in Decision-making
Any process that directly engages the public in decision-making and gives full consideration to public input in making that decision is considered public participation. The…
Participative Democracy – a Model of Democracy
Participatory democracy, also known as participatory democracy, is a democratic model in which citizens are given the authority to make political decisions. Democracy’s etymological roots…
Participatory Budgeting – a process of democratic deliberation
Participatory budgeting (PB) is a democratic process in which community members directly decide how to spend a portion of a public budget. It is a…
Maya Kings Inscribed Their Names on Massive Structures
Maya stelae are monuments created by the ancient Mesoamerican culture of the Maya. They are made up of tall, sculpted stone shafts and are sometimes…
Aim of Inclusive Democracy
Inclusive Democracy is the highest form of democracy because it establishes the institutional foundations for political (or direct) democracy, economic democracy, social democracy, and ecological…
Inclusive Democracy – Democracy in the Socio-economic Realm
Inclusive democracy entails the participation of all citizens in policy formulation in order to include all citizens in the mainstream of politics. Inclusive Democracy (ID)…
A Growing Political Schism in U.S. may Jeopardize Research and Medicine
The rapidity with which scientists produced and tested the COVID-19 vaccine is a remarkable scientific accomplishment, one that would not have been possible without the…
Are Cities the Key to the Electrification of the World?
According to a new article, cities should employ local rules and incentives to encourage the greater adoption of electric vehicles. The authors highlight a number…
Regulatory Agency – a Government Authority
A regulatory agency is a government agency or body that has authority over a specific field of activity. These agencies may be part of a…
Extraterritoriality – in International Law
Exemption from the application or jurisdiction of local law or tribunals is referred to as extraterritoriality. Extraterritoriality is the state of being exempt from the…
Consociationalism – a Form of Democratic Power Sharing
Consociationalist theory was developed to explain political stability in a few highly divided European democracies. It is a form of democratic power distribution. A consociational…
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