Participatory democracy
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Participatory democracy, participant democracy, participative democracy, or semi-direct democracy is a form of government in which citizens participate individually and directly in political decisions
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778)
John Stuart Mill (1806–1873)
Carole Pateman, an advocate of participatory democracy
James S. Fishkin
Representative democracy
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Representative democracy, also known as indirect democracy or electoral democracy, is a type of democracy where elected delegates represent a group of people, in contrast to direct democracy. Nearly a
Participatory democracy
…of government in which citizens participate individually and directly in political decisions and policies that affect their lives, rather than through elected representatives. Elements of direct and representative democracy are combined in this model. Participatory democracy is a type of democracy, which is itself a form of…
The House of Commons of the United Kingdom