Solonian
Democracy
Institute
The Solonian Democracy Institute was founded in 2017 to research and to further understanding of alternative democratic practices. In particular, the Institute looks at ways to deepen participation beyond elections and to substantially increase the number of people meaningfully involved in political decision-making. About us →
Our Priorities
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Promoting Alternative Democratic Practices
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Deepening Participation Beyond Elections
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Laying the Foundations for Digital Direct Democracy
We monitor and research innovations in modern democracy.
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Digital Democracy is often misunderstood as simply "voting online", when it can be used for so much more.
With PB, a part of a community's or even country's budget is ring-fenced to allow citizens direct control...
Citizens' Assemblies are on the rise - more and more countries are experimenting with these assemblies.
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Latest Publication!
Digital Democracy Report 2024
This report, now in its fourth edition, tracks the development of digital democracy technologies and seeks to provide an overview of the various fields of application (e.g. voting, participatory budgeting, public consultation, etc.). The goal is to provide a repository for policy makers, NGOs and academics, as well as for the democracy software industry itself. This year, we have evaluated 21 eDemocracy tools from 17 countries.
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