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contributions to modern democracy","Monitoring","actual empirical bugs"],"sub_categories":["Software-Development","political caveats"],"readme":"Curated List of democracy-related resources ...\n![awesome\\_badge](https://cdn.rawgit.com/sindresorhus/awesome/d7305f38d29fed78fa85652e3a63e154dd8e8829/media/badge.svg)\n\n# Contents\n\n  - [Philosophy](#Philosophy)\n      - [Seminal contributions to modern democracy](#Philosophy#Seminal%20contributions%20to%20modern%20democracy)\n  - [Techniques/Technology](#Techniques/Technology)\n      - [Software](#Techniques/Technology#Software)\n          - [Software-Development](#Techniques/Technology#Software#Software-Development)\n              - [related awesome-sites on github](#Techniques/Technology#Software#Software-Development#related%20awesome-sites%20on%20github)\n              - [possibly related Tags/Topics on github](#Techniques/Technology#Software#Software-Development#possibly%20related%20Tags/Topics%20on%20github)\n  - [Known Democracy Bugs](#Known%20Democracy%20Bugs)\n      - [actual empirical bugs](#Known%20Democracy%20Bugs#actual%20empirical%20bugs)\n  - [License](#License)\n  - [TODO](#TODO)\n\n# Philosophy\n\nDemocracy makes our work and living here possible.\n\nIt is the ASCII, the code big parts of the worlds social, political and\ncultural processes are based upon.\n\nIt is the fundamental OS.\n\nIt is about cooperation and colaboration.\n\nBut it hasn't existed always, nor will it.\n\nAnd it is far from being perfect - it demands development to avoid\nbeeing outdated and deprecated.\n\n\n\n## Seminal contributions to modern democracy\n\n...rebasing\n\n  \n\u003cdetails open\u003e\n  \u003csummary\u003e\u003c/summary\u003e\n  \n| X | idea / author                                                               | key concepts                    | source-code / other ressources                                                                                                  | timestamp/commit |\n| - | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- |\n|   | [Equality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality)                          | social, gender, racial equality |                                                                                                                                 |                  |\n|   |                                                                             |                                 |                                                                                                                                 |                  |\n|   | [Liberty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty)                            | free will                       |                                                                                                                                 |                  |\n|   |                                                                             | free expression / press         |                                                                                                                                 |                  |\n|   | [Pluralism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralism_\\(political_theory\\))   |                                 |                                                                                                                                 |                  |\n|   |                                                                             |                                 |                                                                                                                                 |                  |\n|   | [Magna\\_Carta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta)                   | limiting feudality              | [jpg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Magna_Carta_\\(British_Library_Cotton_MS_Augustus_II.106\\).jpg)                         | 1215             |\n|   |                                                                             |                                 |                                                                                                                                 |                  |\n|   | [Letterpress\\_printing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterpress_printing) | technological development:      |                                                                                                                                 | 1440             |\n|   |                                                                             | communication                   |                                                                                                                                 |                  |\n|   |                                                                             |                                 |                                                                                                                                 |                  |\n|   | [Protestant Reformation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformation)         | limiting catholicism            |                                                                                                                                 | 1517             |\n|   |                                                                             |                                 |                                                                                                                                 |                  |\n|   | [John\\_Locke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Locke)                     | liberalism                      | [two treatises of civil government](http://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/locke-the-two-treatises-of-civil-government-hollis-ed)    | 1689             |\n|   |                                                                             |                                 |                                                                                                                                 |                  |\n|   | [Burlamaqui](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Jacques_Burlamaqui)         | checks and balances             | [principles of natural and politic law](http://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/burlamaqui-the-principles-of-natural-and-politic-law) | 1747             |\n|   |                                                                             |                                 |                                                                                                                                 |                  |\n|   | [Rousseau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Jacques_Rousseaui)            | general will                    | [ContratSocial\\_pdf](http://www.ibiblio.org/ml/libri/r/RousseauJJ_ContratSocial_p.pdf)                                          | 1762             |\n|   |                                                                             |                                 |                                                                                                                                 |                  |\n|   | [Voltaire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltaire)                          |                                 | [philosophical letters](http://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/voltaire-the-works-of-voltaire-vol-xix-philosophical-letters)         | 1765             |\n|   |                                                                             |                                 |                                                                                                                                 |                  |\n|   | [Montesquieu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montesquieu)                    | republicanism                   | [complete works](http://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/montesquieu-complete-works-4-vols-1777)                                      | 1777             |\n|   |                                                                             | separation of power             |                                                                                                                                 |                  |\n|   |                                                                             |                                 |                                                                                                                                 |                  |\n|   | [Tocqueville](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_de_Tocqueville)          |                                 | [de la democratie en amerique](http://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/tocqueville-de-la-democratie-en-amerique-4-vols-12th-ed-1848)  | 1848             |\n|   |                                                                             |                                 |                                                                                                                                 |                  |\n|   |                                                                             |                                 |                                                                                                                                 |                  |\n|   | [modern Internet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet)                   | technological development:      |                                                                                                                                 | 1990             |\n|   |                                                                             | communication                   |                                                                                                                                 |                  |\n|   |                                                                             |                                 |                                                                                                                                 |                  |\n|   | [electronic\\_voting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_voting)       | technological development:      |                                                                                                                                 | 2004             |\n|   |                                                                             | communication                   |                                                                                                                                 |                  |\n\n\u003c/details\u003e\n\n\n\n\n# Techniques/Technology\n\n\n\n## Monitoring\n\n\u003cdetails open\u003e\n  \u003csummary\u003e\u003c/summary\u003e\n  \n  - [internationaldemocracywatch](http://www.internationaldemocracywatch.org)\n  - [eiu democracy index](https://www.eiu.com/topic/democracy-index)\n  - [statewatch](http://www.statewatch.org/)\n  - [transparency](https://www.transparency.org/)\n  - [freedom of press](https://rsf.org/en/ranking)\n\n\u003c/details\u003e\n\n\n\n## Software\n\n  - [OpenSource](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software) /[Free\\_and\\_open\\_source\\_software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software)\n  - [Linux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux)\n \n  - [GitHub](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GitHub) (but what to do since it is owned by Microsoft?)\n\n\n\n### Software-Development\n\n  - [humanetech](https://humanetech.com/)\n  - [democraciaenred](https://democraciaenred.org/)\n  - [opendemocracynet](https://www.opendemocracy.net)\n\n\n#### on [github](https://github.com)\n\n\u003cdetails open\u003e\n  \u003csummary\u003e\u003c/summary\u003e\n  \n| X  | [github](https://github.com)                                                 | project url / deployments                                            | topic                | activity / last commit                                                                                      | Stars                                                                                                       |\n| -- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1  | [democracyos](https://github.com/DemocracyOS/democracyos)                    | [democracyos](http://democracyos.org/)                               |                      | ![last commit](https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/democracyos/democracyos.svg?style=social)          | ![stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/democracyos/democracyos.svg?style=social\u0026label=Stars)          |\n|    |                                                                              | [evoks](https://evoks.hu/)                                           |                      |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |\n|    |                                                                              | [pjlr democracyos](http://pjlr.democracyos.eu/)                      |                      |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |\n| 2  | [consul](https://github.com/consul/consul)                                   |                                                                      |                      | ![last commit](https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/consul/consul.svg?style=social)                    | ![stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/consul/consul.svg?style=social\u0026label=Stars)                    |\n|    |                                                                              | [consulproject](http://consulproject.org)                            |                      |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |\n|    |                                                                              | [decide madrid](https://decide.madrid.es/)                           |                      |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |\n| 4  | [democracy io](https://github.com/sinak/democracy.io)                        |                                                                      |                      | ![last commit](https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/sinak/democracy.io.svg?style=social)               | ![stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/sinak/democracy.io.svg?style=social\u0026label=Stars)               |\n| 5  | [civiwiki](https://github.com/civiwiki)                                      | [civiwiki](https://www.civiwiki.org/)                                | masscommunication    | ![last commit](https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/civiwiki/civiwiki.svg?style=social)                | ![stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/civiwiki/civiwiki.svg?style=social\u0026label=Stars)                |\n| 6  | [publicwhip](https://github.com/openaustralia/publicwhip)                    |                                                                      | votation/            | ![last commit](https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/openaustralia/publicwhip.svg?style=social)         | ![stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/openaustralia/publicwhip.svg?style=social\u0026label=Stars)         |\n|    |                                                                              |                                                                      | results/             |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |\n|    |                                                                              |                                                                      | control delegates    |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |\n| 7  | [rundfunk mitbestimmen](https://github.com/roschaefer/rundfunk-mitbestimmen) | [rundfunk mitbestimmen](https://rundfunk-mitbestimmen.de/)           | votation/            | ![last commit](https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/roschaefer/rundfunk-mitbestimmen.svg?style=social) | ![stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/roschaefer/rundfunk-mitbestimmen.svg?style=social\u0026label=Stars) |\n|    |                                                                              |                                                                      | results              |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |\n|    |                                                                              |                                                                      | participation        |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |\n| 8  | [democracy client](https://github.com/demokratie-live/democracy-client)      |                                                                      |                      | ![last commit](https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/demokratie-live/democracy-client.svg?style=social) | ![stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/demokratie-live/democracy-client.svg?style=social\u0026label=Stars) |\n| 9  | [alaveteli](https://github.com/mysociety/alaveteli)                          | [alaveteli org](http://alaveteli.org)                                | control jurisdiction | ![last commit](https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/mysociety/alaveteli.svg?style=social)              | ![stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/mysociety/alaveteli.svg?style=social\u0026label=Stars)              |\n| 10 | [decidim](https://github.com/decidim/decidim)                                | [decidim](https://decidim.org/)                                      | community/           | ![last commit](https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/decidim/decidim.svg?style=social)                  | ![stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/decidim/decidim.svg?style=social\u0026label=Stars)                  |\n|    |                                                                              |                                                                      | government           |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |\n|    |                                                                              | [decidim barcel](https://www.decidim.barcelona/)                     |                      |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |\n|    |                                                                              | [osallistu hel](https://osallistu.hel.fi/)                           |                      |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |\n|    |                                                                              | [participa castillalamancha](https://participa.castillalamancha.es/) |                      |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |\n|    |                                                                              | [erabaki pamplona](https://erabaki.pamplona.es/)                     |                      |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |\n|    |                                                                              | ...many more                                                         |                      |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |\n|    | [data4democracy](https://github.com/data4democracy.github.com)               |                                                                      |                      |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |\n|    | [ciudadanointeligente](https://github.com/votainteligente-portal-electoral.github.com)               |                                                                      |                      |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |\n\u003c/details\u003e\n\n\n#### on [gitlab](https://gitlab.com)\n\n\u003cdetails open\u003e\n  \u003csummary\u003e\u003c/summary\u003e\n  \n| X | [gitlab](https://gitlab.com)                                                          | project url / deployments | topic | activity / last commit | Stars |\n| - | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | ----- | ---------------------- | ----- |\n|   | [democracy tools](https://gitlab.com/democracy-tools)                                 |                           |       |                        |       |\n|   | [democracy](https://gitlab.com/sofistica/democracy)                                   |                           |       |                        |       |\n|   | [your priorities app](https://gitlab.com/dormeno/your-priorities-app)                 |                           |       |                        |       |\n|   | [consul pol](https://gitlab.com/Enabl.ist/consul-pol)                                 |                           |       |                        |       |\n|   | [democracy box](https://gitlab.com/ethan/democracy-box)                               |                           |       |                        |       |\n|   | [sovereign](https://gitlab.com/karankohli13/sovereign) .                              |                           |       |                        |       |\n|   | [democracy plus](https://gitlab.com/mchase/democracy-plus)                            |                           |       |                        |       |\n|   | [javascript democracy](https://gitlab.com/hd-sunrise/javascript-democracy)            |                           |       |                        |       |\n|   | [pseudo democracy discord bot](https://gitlab.com/Syl20/pseudo-democracy-discord-bot) |                           |       |                        |       |\n|   | [Rules of Order](https://gitlab.com/Eudaimonstro/Steves-Rules-of-Order)               |                           |       |                        |       |\n|   | [coop governance](https://gitlab.com/pwgd/platform-coop-governance)                   |                           |       |                        |       |\n|   | [simple direct democracy website](https://gitlab.com/simple-direct-democracy/website) |                           |       |                        |       |\n|   | [election transparency](https://gitlab.com/hrbrmstr/election-transparency)            |                           |       |                        |       |\n|   | \u003chttps://gitlab.com/gonzalop67/Democracy\u003e                                             |                           |       |                        |       |\n\n\u003c/details\u003e\n\n#### related awesome-sites on github\n\n\u003cdetails open\u003e\n  \u003csummary\u003e\u003c/summary\u003e\n  \n  - [awesome-democracy-data](https://github.com/andrewcstewart/awesome-democracy-data)\n  - [awesome humanetech](https://github.com/engagingspaces/awesome-humane-tech)\n  - [humans](https://github.com/learn-anything/humans)\n  - [awesome readme](https://github.com/matiassingers/awesome-readme)\n  - [awesome hci](https://github.com/tanyuan/awesome-hci)\n  - [awesome humanitarian_foss](https://github.com/EticaAI/awesome-humanitarian-foss)\n\n\u003c/details\u003e\n\n#### possibly related Tags/Topics on github\n\n\u003cdetails open\u003e\n  \u003csummary\u003e\u003c/summary\u003e\n  \n  - [citizens](https://github.com/topics/citizens)\n  - [civic tech](https://github.com/topics/civic-tech)\n  - [decision making](https://github.com/topics/decision-making)\n  - [deliberation](https://github.com/topics/deliberation)\n  - [democracy measures](https://github.com/topics/democracy-measures)\n  - [democracy](https://github.com/topics/democracy)\n  - [democracynow](https://github.com/topics/democracynow)\n  - [e-participation](https://github.com/topics/e-participation)\n  - [liquid democracy](https://github.com/topics/liquid-democracy)\n  - [municipalities](https://github.com/topics/municipalities)\n  - [open data](https://github.com/topics/open-data)\n  - [parliamentary data](https://github.com/topics/parliamentary-data)\n  - [parliamentary monitoring](https://github.com/topics/parliamentary-monitoring)\n  - [political science](https://github.com/topics/political-science)\n  - [politics](https://github.com/topics/politics)\n  - [poll](https://github.com/topics/poll)\n  - [popular proposals](https://github.com/topics/popular-proposals)\n  - [right to know](https://github.com/topics/right-to-know)\n  - [social](https://github.com/topics/social)\n  - [vote](https://github.com/topics/vote)\n  - [voting](https://github.com/topics/voting)\n\n\u003c/details\u003e\n\n\n\n\n# Known Democracy Bugs\n\n\u003cdetails open\u003e\n  \u003csummary\u003e\u003c/summary\u003e\n  \n\n\n## sistemic bugs and diseases\n\nwhich usually result in different levels of inequality of power \n\n\n### political historical counterconcepts\n  - [ ] monarchy\n  - [ ] constitutional monarchy\n  - aristocracy\n  - dictatorship\n  - authoritarianism\n      - due to inactivity/passiveness\n  - authoritarianism -\\\u003e mentality -\\\u003e beliefs -\\\u003e education\n  - nepotism\n   \n\n### political caveats\n  - overrated importance of property\n\n\n\n## actual empirical bugs\n\n  - lack of participation\n      - due to:\n          - lack of motivation\n              - due to:\n                  - lack of rights (mainly global level)\n              - governmental (jurisdictional) and social discrimination\n                  - lack of knowledge (education)\n                  - lack of knowledge (information)\n                  - lack of knowledge (communication)\n                  - lack of interest -\\\u003e motivation\n                  - lack of institutional responsibility -\\\u003e education\n                  - lack of individual responsibility -\\\u003e education\n                  - lack of realistic (well-communicated) offers/projects\n                  - lack of access\n              - due to:\n                - mismanaged burocracy\n                - digital gap\n                - abusive manipulation of information -\\\u003e fake-news\n  - economic inequality\n  - protectionism\n  - corruption\n      - power abuse\n          - authoritarianism\n          - abusive manipulation of information\n      - abundance -\\\u003e property\n  - religious fanaticism\n  - destruction of the ecosystem\n  - lack of education\n\n- dilemma: strong liberalism reveals strong individualism and selfishness\n  \n- problem: decision-making is slower than with competitive political systems (time factor)\n\n\n\n\n# strategies against democracy bugs\n\n- freedom of information\n\n- better financed educational systems\n \n- [FOSS ](https://www.wikipedia.org/en/Free_and_open-source_software) since it tackles lack of education and property issues \n\u003c!-- like added value at the same time  --\u003e\n\n\n\n\n# tactics against democracy bugs\n\n- [wikipedia.org][wikipedia.org]\n\n- libraries since they fight lack of knowledge\n\n\u003c/details\u003e\n\n\n\n\n# Resources\n  - [Project Gutenberg](http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page)\n  - [Online Library of Liberty](http://oll.libertyfund.org) (liberal perspective)\n\n\n\n\n# License\n\n![Creative Commons 4.0](file:../images/public_domain.svg)\n\nThis work is licensed under [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0International License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)\n\n\n\n\n# TODO\n\n\u003cdetails open\u003e\n  \u003csummary\u003e\u003c/summary\u003e\n  \n  - \u003cspan class=\"done0\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003eContent\n    - \u003cspan class=\"done0\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003egithub-list\n      - \u003cspan 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