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1. Democracy 2.0
Andrija Pušić

2. Democracy 0.1
● 2500 years ago
● Small community
● Not everyone involved
● No proper voting
● No clear mandate
● Direct, no delegates

3. Democracy 1.0
● 250 years ago
● Big community
● Voting system
● Delegates
● Clear mandate

4. Democracy 1.0
● Direct democracy not viable due to physical
distances, slow communications and number of
voters
● Need for practical solution, a compromise,
structural packaging:
● Representatives – reducing
numbers
● Parties – packaging ideas
● Term – necessary because of
the slow process

5. D1.0 problems
● The distance from the voter (time, space,
communication)
● Oligarhy (Robert Michels, 1911)
● Partisanship
● Apathy
● Slowness

6. And Then Came The Internet
● Distance problems? NO
● Time problems? NO
● Communication problems? NO
● Information access problems? NO
● So why not?

7. What is eDD?
e-Democracy
Direct
Democracy
Electronic
Direct
Democracy

8. Proxy Democracy
● Representative -> Delegate (Proxy)
● Delegation can be further
delegated
● Delegation is optional

9. Liquid Democracy
● Motions can be rised at any time
by anyone
● Participation is direct or by
delegation
● Delegation is dynamic, can be
granted or revoked at any time
● Delegation is for a single issue or
motion
● Advanced voting methods
● Interaction, transparency

10. Consequences of LD
● Politics -> Policies, Issues
● Ideologies lose their weight
● Partisanship loses its grounds
● Loyalty -> Engagement,
Responsibility
● Politician -> Opinion Leader
● Parties lose their power (!)

11. Obstacles for D2.0
● Democracy 1.0 not yet installed ● Voter distance
● Democracy 1.0 itself ● Apathy
● Inertia ● Oligarhy
● Slowness

12. Path to D2.0
● Development and advance of eDemocracy
● Development of LD applications (Liquidizer,
Liquid Feedback...)
● Advance of LD through associations, NGOs,
civic institutions, local government,
corporations...
● Adoption of LD within political parties
● Voter migration to LD parties
● Democratic transition from 1.0 to 2.0

13. Closing Comments
● Democracy needs to be improved
● Democracy can be improved
● Major upgrade, takes time
● Internet is the enabler
● Current crisis is the driver
● No democratic alternative

14. Thanx!
Questions?
Andrija.Pusic@piratskastranka.si