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Democracy 2.0
Andrija Pui
Democracy 0.1
2500 years ago
Small community
Not everyone involved
No proper voting
No clear mandate
Direct, no delegates
Democracy 1.0
250 years ago
Big community
Voting system
Delegates
Clear mandate
Democracy 1.0
Direct democracy not viable due to physical distances, slow communications and number of voters
Need for practical solution, a compromise, structural packaging:
Representatives reducing
numbers
Parties packaging ideas
Term necessary because of
the slow process
D1.0 problems
The distance from the voter (time, space, communication)
Oligarhy (Robert Michels, 1911)
Partisanship
Apathy
Slowness
And Then Came The Internet
Distance problems? NO
Time problems? NO
Communication problems? NO
Information access problems? NO
So why not?
What is eDD?
e-DemocracyDirectDemocracyElectronicDirectDemocracy
Proxy Democracy
Representative -> Delegate (Proxy)
Delegation can be further delegated
Delegation is optional
Liquid Democracy
Motions can be rised at any time by anyone
Participation is direct or by delegation
Delegation is dynamic, can be granted or revoked at any time
Delegation is for a single issue or motion
Advanced voting methods
Interaction, transparency
Consequences of LD
Politics -> Policies, Issues
Ideologies lose their weight
Partisanship loses its grounds
Loyalty -> Engagement,
Responsibility
Politician -> Opinion Leader
Parties lose their power (!)
Obstacles for D2.0
Democracy 1.0 not yet installed
Democracy 1.0 itself
Inertia
Voter distance
Apathy
Oligarhy
Slowness
Path to D2.0
Development and advance of eDemocracy
Development of LD applications (Liquidizer, Liquid Feedback...)
Advance of LD through associations, NGOs, civic institutions, local government, corporations...
Adoption of LD within political parties
Voter migration to LD parties
Democratic transition from 1.0 to 2.0
Closing Comments
Democracy needs to be improved
Democracy can be improved
Major upgrade, takes time
Internet is the enabler
Current crisis is the driver
No democratic alternative
Thanx!
Questions?