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History of Sociocracy

History & Theory

The history of sociocracy begins in the mid-19th century when the idea of a sociocracy developed along with the social science, sociology, the study of people in society. A sociocracy is an organization that is governed by the “socius,” those who associate together,  companions who know each other.  It differs from a “democracy” in that it was intended and has developed as a method in which people work together to govern themselves. While it shares

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The Google Count

History & Theory

I recently asserted with no evidence what-so-ever that more than 99% of the world’s population had no knowledge of sociocracy, the world’s most deeply democratic method of governance. Someone might have a method of measuring this, but I have a quick way: I google “Sociocracy.” When I Googled “sociocracy” in 2002, there were 12 listings by [...]

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Inherent Conflicts in Democracy

Principles & Practices

To be a sociocracy, in the same sense that a democracy is a democracy, the principles and methods would have to be adapted to local and national governance. A sociocratic structure would be a radical departure from the way democratic governments are structured today. It might emerge more easily in a country that is just emerging [...]

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