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* [[myl:liquid democracy|Make Your Laws]] defines it as a [[transferable proxy]] system. | * [[myl:liquid democracy|Make Your Laws]] defines it as a [[transferable proxy]] system. | ||
| − | InstaGov defines it as any democratic system designed to: | + | [[InstaGov]] defines it as any democratic system designed to: |
* give citizens control over how power is channelled | * give citizens control over how power is channelled | ||
* rapidly respond to changes requested by those citizens | * rapidly respond to changes requested by those citizens | ||
Revision as of 23:30, 14 January 2015
About
Purpose
Liquid democracy is a possible solution for the democracy problem.
Definition
Liquid democracy is a term that seems to be used in a number of different ways.
- Wikipedia says it is a synonym for "delegative democracy", in which "voting power is vested in delegates, rather than representatives."
- Make Your Laws defines it as a transferable proxy system.
InstaGov defines it as any democratic system designed to:
- give citizens control over how power is channelled
- rapidly respond to changes requested by those citizens
- not draw arbitrary boundaries, either in time or space, beyond which power may not be exercised
The combination of power-channelling control, rapid response, and lack of arbitrary boundaries – directable, changeable, and fluid – is what makes a democratic system "liquid".
Implementation
InstaGov proposes weighted proxy voting (WPV) within a liquid agenda system as the primary mechanism for liquid democracy, with other supplemental mechanisms to encourage better decisionmaking.
InstaGov also supports liquid representation as an alternative to WPV, if it has a better chance of being adopted.