Definition

Deliberative Democracy

Painting: "School of Athens in debate" by Raphael Deliberative democracy is a field of political inquiry that is concerned with improving collective decision-making. It emphasizes the right, opportunity, and capacity of anyone who is subject to a collective decision to participate (or have their representatives participate) in consequential deliberation about that decision.

Self-Organization

Ornamental Spacer Self-organizationSelf-organization, sometimes called spontaneous order, is a ... More, sometimes called spontaneous order, is a process in which order arises from disorder. In sociocracy, it refers to a disorganized group of people or a person that organizes itself. The process can be spontaneous as well as the result of feedback from an external source. The resulting organization is likely to be very strong with power distributed all throughout the system. In addition to natural systems,… Read More . . . “Self-Organization”