Towards a Global Referendum
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Global democracy is an old dream. But perhaps it is better understood not as a dream, but as the next step in a long historical process. Again and again, democracy has expanded when existing forms of government could no longer deal with the problems people faced. Ancient Athens experimented with direct participation. Later, political revolutions … Read more
The vision behind Peer Democracy (PD) is straightforward: give everyday citizens a meaningful voice in global policy and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. However, expanding direct participation to an international scale is fraught with operational risks. A model of this scale cannot emerge in a vacuum, nor can it succeed on grassroots enthusiasm alone. To … Read more
What if more people could engage with global issues—and get something in return? Pollar is a proposal for how an app and a digital reward could boost interest in democracy, particularly among groups currently on the sidelines. The concept is simple: those who vote, read, weigh arguments, and contribute to the debate receive Pollar—a form … Read more
Global crises like climate change, pandemics, and economic instability cross all borders. Yet our decision-making remains trapped within national boundaries. The United Nations is routinely paralyzed by the veto power of a few nations, leaving billions of people without a voice. To solve global challenges, we need legitimate, borderless governance. The solution is a Global … Read more
Professor Robert A. Dahl (1915-2014) coined some criteria that must be fulfilled for an association to be fully democratic. All adult citizens should have equal and efficient ways to: “…can any actual association ever be fully democratic? In the real world, is it likely that every member of an association will truly have equal opportunities … Read more
It hardly needs to be said, but the idea of a global democratic governance is not new. Throughout history, many philosophers and political scientists have dreamed and thought about world citizenship. This requires a global governing system based on equal rights, justice, and democracy. Some of the thinkers behind Equal Democracy require special mention. Solon … Read more
Peer Democracy creates a new decision-making culture. The culture builds on two known principles. We want democratic decision-making to be just. Justice can mean both fairness and rewarding knowledge so that competence gives more influence. Both these ideas operate in Peer Democracy. 1. Division of Labor, the principle governing the free market.Everyone chooses a topic … Read more
Peer Democracy makes it possible to transform ideas into implemented laws. A chain of functions makes this possible. This main chain briefly outlines the steps from a new proposal to its final implementation. In summary, a proposal needs early support (2). It must also pass the deliberation (3) and get top priority (4) to become … Read more