Towards a Global Referendum
Olof Palme and Anna Lindh envisioned “Living Citizenship” focused on citizens, not institutions. Peer Democracy, emerging 40 years later, allows individuals to vote annually on one selected issue, enhancing engagement and expertise. This model resolves the competence gap in decision-making, promoting a more informed and participatory democracy through a scalable app.
Peer Democracy versus Liquid Democracy is a matter of avoiding power concentration. In liquid democracy, power flows inevitably to the most popular and charismatic persons. Peer democracy makes it impossible by limiting the power and preventing trading and delegation.
We distinguish between the foundational idea of Equal Democracy and the evolutionary step of Peer Democracy.
We all have ideas about how society should be governed, but we lack the time to engage. Besides, we aren’t interested in every single issue. This is a crucial challenge that modern democratic systems struggle with. The solution? Peer Democracy (PD). Peer Democracy (PD) or Equal Democracy (ED) is a decision-making process built upon a … Read more
There is a dangerous myth about democracy that slowness has an eigenvalue. The slow movement is an initiative that advocates for a slower pace of modern life. It encourages individuals to embrace a more thoughtful and deliberate approach. It was an offshoot of the slow food movement, which began in 1986 as a protest against … Read more
The Moral Compass is always needed. This is why Equal Democracy has a single, simple, and universally defensible moral principle: Avoid Unnecessary Harm. The challenges facing humanity—from the climate crisis to the governance of transnational corporations—are complex, urgent, and global in scope. A new system of global governance, such as Peer Democracy (PD), must not … Read more
Democracy doesn’t just produce decisions—it builds trust. Research consistently shows that democratic participation creates social capital, strengthens institutional legitimacy, and forms the bedrock of welfare societies. When citizens have a genuine voice in decisions that affect them, they trust not only the outcomes. They also trust each other and the institutions that serve them. Building … Read more
The Myth of Ideology in Political Parties is debunked. The Iron Law of Oligarchy tells that the idea is not to represent people’s will but to maintain power.
1. Scope & Legal Pathway This is about Peer Democracy’s purpose and authority to create change, defining the “what” and “how” in the real world. PD can be implemented both locally, regionally, and globally. The fact that global popular democracy is the goal is because it is lacking. All our major issues of destiny are … Read more
Equal Democracy (ED) can be viewed as a natural evolution of Direct democracy (DD). DD has proven to be a major step forward compared to representative systems. It gives citizens the power to vote directly on important issues rather than leaving decisions to elected officials. Switzerland’s version, for example, allows citizens to participate in referendums … Read more