Theory of Democracy

The Navigator features direct democracy procedures and practices worldwide (2018-20).

ʺstaatsrecht.honikel.deʺ presents an introduction to the theories from Hobbes to present time (2022).

The Direct Democracy Database allows users to explore the different ways direct democracy is used in different countries (International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance IDEA Sweden 2018)

3 Nov. 1774 (WORD-Datei)

We’re used to thinking well of democracy. But one of the wisest people who ever lived, Socrates, had deep suspicions of it (2022).

This wikipedia article is about Jean-Jacques Rousseau's 1762 treatise. (2022)

An exploration of the theory of the Social Contract by French/Swiss Philosopher, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (10 minutes / USA: aristocrat 2022).

Thoreau argues against submission to government policies that individuals deem immoral, few note that he also issues a sharp critique of representative democracy. This lesson focuses on that critique (USA 2021).

While we might consider elections to be the cornerstone of democracy, the Athenians who coined the term actually employed a lottery system to choose most of their politicians (TED-Ed 2015-20).