upAlternative Political Systems
Description Proposed systems for determining governance and/or policy which differ from and are offered as potential replacements for existing political systems.
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Build Freedom http://www.buildfreedom.com/Personal calculators demonstrating the power of freedom.
School of Cooperative Individualism http://www.cooperativeindividualism.org/Explores the principles of cooperative individualism, as developed by Thomas Paine, Henry George and other champions of liberty. Included is an extensive library of reference materials and an internal search engine on political economy.
Panarchy http://www.panarchy.org/A gateway to original texts and documents on panarchy, polyarchy, and anarchy in English, French, Italian, and German. Includes related libertarian and anarchist links.
Polyarchy http://www.polyarchy.org/Advocates "the multiplication of centres and the empowerment of people - going beyond the ideologies of statism and capitalism."
Promethean Movement http://promethea.org/Working for conditions of true freedom and diverse individuality. "Promethea opposes nationalism, racism, and other collectivist myths, in the interest of human potential."
InstantRunoff.com http://www.instantrunoff.com/Advocatesranking candidates on election ballots, with the goal of eliminating the 'wasted' vote or 'spoiler' candidacy.
Joan Bardina Studies Center http://bardina.org/Political and economic proposals based on transparent markets, global and universal telematic currency, and basic income.
Innovations in Democracy http://democracyinnovations.org/Collecting and sharing concepts, ideas and information about empowering the governed to self-determination. Offers a large list of sites which propose various means to more democratic systems.
Constitutional Theory Through Practice http://spynx_jd.tripod.com/Advocates a proposed new constitution for the U.S. with strictly limited powers and a novel organization loosely based on English parliamentary democracy.
Sullivan, Dan: Geolibertarian home page http://geolib.pair.com/Includes an introduction to the geolibertarianism.
Blueprint for a New Confederation http://www.basiclaw.net/Presents a constitutional framework applying the rational self-interest model and the market mechanisms of modern economics to intra and inter-governmental behaviour, based on a paper published by the Fremskrittspartiets Utredningsinstitutt.
Evolutionist Order http://www.evolutionistorder.com/A proposed system featuring a career "politician class" and popular party, influenced by Plato, Marx, democracy, and other philosophies.
Fair Choice http://pali.ca/Fair_Choice/Promotes a voting system giving more weight to votes of poorer people.
Freetimea Project http://home.earthlink.net/~npconner/Project to create a new social/political/economic system that will peacefully supersede nations and form the basis for a new global civilization.
Global Leadership http://www.angelfire.com/hi4/loveandpeace/Proposes to prepare humanity for an "approaching paradigm shift from fragmented nationalistic societies to a cohesive global civilization," ~ "based on peace and justice for all."
Institut of Social Threefolding http://www.threefolding.org/The threefolding aims to achieve constitutional reorganization of society and an accurate allocation of social phenomena, through the concept of a differentiation of society into the fields of cultural sphere, economic sphere and rights sphere.
Reformist http://www.reformist.org/A centre for collaborative development of proposals for the reformation of government, legal systems, economic and trade structures and school syllabuses
Stewardship http://the-stewardship.org/Advocates and explains theory of stewardship. Provides links to current stewardship projects, research, and positions on current issues.
Tychiformation http://www.tychiformation.net/A proposed new system to shape the future of civilization through application of systematic planning processes that involve direct public participation, from an anynomous urban planner's perspective.
The U.S. Government http://www.geocities.com/goo798_eh2/Valitsemine.htmlEssays on democracy, reform and the United States government.
Subcategories
Distributism Also called distributivism, distributism is an economic, social, and political theory which calls for maximum distribution of wealth and authority away
from oligarchic capitalism or socialistic government.
(less...) The Humanist Movement, also known as Siloism, is an international organisation based on the
writings of Mario Rodríguez Cobos (better known as Silo).
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Russian Описания систем, предложенных для того, чтобы определять управление и/или политику, которые отличаются от и
предлагаются как потенциальные замены для существующих политических систем.
(less...) Anarchism is a political theory which aims to create anarchy, "the absence of a master, of a sovereign." [P-J Proudhon, What is Property , p. 264] In other words, anarchism is a political theory which
aims to create a society within which individuals freely co-operate together as equals. As such anarchism opposes all forms of hierarchical control - be that control by the state or a capitalist - as harmful to the individual and their individuality as well as unnecessary. From: An Anarchist FAQ,
(less...) Literally "rule by the people," democracy is a system of government in which the candidates or policies which garner the widest support of the populace (usually measured by direct voting) are adopted.
In addition to theoretical considerations of democratic government and competing democratic systems, this category also includes organizations and resources on subjects such as democracy-building and enlivening debate in democratic societies.
(less...) In systems of direct democracy, the entire citizenry is given franchise in deciding public policy. This differs from systems of republican and representative democracy, in which citizens vote only to
elect representatives and on specific initiatives or plebiscites for which public referendum is approved. This category includes both sites which advocate the complete replacement of representative democracy with direct democracy, and those which seek to expand the use and scope of referenda and plebiscites in making public policy.
(less...) This category focuses on: * resources useful for the analysis of market and non-market solutions to allocation and distribution problems; * attempts at and proposals for their reform; *
resources relating to comparative economics. Definition of "economic system": A "set of principles and techniques by which the ownership and allocation of economic resources are decided and organized".(from the Encyclopaedia Britannica)
(less...) Libertarianism is a political philosophy emphasizing individual liberty, free market economy and a limited government. In general libertarians hold that each individual has the freedom to seek his/her
happiness in whatever way (s)he sees fit, so long as (s)he does not infringe upon the freedom of others to pursue a similar end. Originally the philosophy now called libertarianism was known by another name, liberalism. In the beginning of 20th century North America this word was taken over by social democrats. These days the original liberalism is known in North America as "classical liberalism", "market liberalism" or "libertarianism". In Europe and other parts of the world the term "liberalism" is still used more or less in the "classical" sense.
(less...) Micronations, sometimes known as unrecognized nations or ephemeral states, are countries which claim status as independent nations, but which lack diplomatic recognition by the world community. Many
claim some physical land area as their national territory; others are non-territorial, existing only in the virtual world. These nations may represent true secessionist movements, experiments with political and governmental models, or extended jokes. The line between serious and whimsical micronations is often a thin one.
(less...) Political philosophy, or philosophy of government, attempts to understand the functioning of civil
society and civic participation through rational means.
(less...) Sites about socialism.
Utopias Utopia, or Utopias, are in effect perfect societies, otherwise free from war, violence, most crime, and disease. It is, in a sense, the "Perfect Society" or perfect place - having taken its roots
from a work by Plato's Republic. There are many different kinds of Utopias, as they are based on attempting perfection - and most combine most or all of these types. Economic, political, social, scientific, and pretty much any other large area of society. Utopianism also falls under this category, as it is the movement toward utopias, and as such many of these movements involve political means to achieve their goals.
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By Country Political sites organized by their respective countries.
By Region Links to Politics categories for geographic areas and regions.
Campaigns and Elections Links for subjects related to political campaigns and elections, including electoral and voting systems, campaign finance and election laws, professional campaign strategy and resources,
and national and international popular election news.
(less...) Discussion forums / message boards on the subject of politics.
Christian Democracy Adherents of Christian Democratic ideologies generally hold that the Christian faith provides the best mechanism for the creation of a just civil society, and that Christian concepts such as
stewardship, communitarianism, social justice, and individual morality should be observed in the administration of public policy. Many movements in Europe attempted to meld religious action to political action, but true support did not arise until the late nineteenth century when modernism began to threaten the privileged place of the Church in Western society. Christian Democratic parties saw an explosion of growth in particular after the Second World War; they represented an alternative path resisting both the harsh oppression of secular fascism and communism and the extremes of individualism and materialistic capitalism. During the Cold War, many Christian Democratic parties became active not only in Europe but in other predominantly Christian nations around the globe. Although the specifically Christian tone of many of the major Christian Democratic parties has been muted in the later 20th century (and thus introduces confusion and electoral overlap with conservatives and social democrats alike), it nonetheless remains one of the major ideological strains in the world at large.
(less...) Political conservatism is an orientation which holds that Man being fallible, tradition is an important transmitter of wisdom, and that maintenance of the established order with moderate reform is
preferable to utopian idealism and revolutionary change. Conservatism is sometimes mischaracterized as mere resistance to change or modernity. For example, the Encyclopædia Britannica definition states "Conservatism: Political philosophy that emphasizes conserving as much as possible of the present economic, social, and political order." It must be added that this approach is stated in contrast to radical ones, in which the very principles or institutions conservatives assume to underlie a society are attacked. In practical political terms, conservatives may actually advocate substantial changes in policy or outlook to preserve such institutions or principles, although the specific positions held by the conservative party will vary from time to time and place to place. Just as conservative traditionalism contrasts with radicalism in the arena of social or political change, conservative realism contrasts with liberal rationalism. Conservatives holds that civilizations are complex and organic rather than reductive and mechanical, and that the judgment of a person or a school during a single lifetime is fallible and unreliable. Therefore, the instigation of new policy is fraught with the danger first, of unintended consequences that undermine society, and second, of fallacy. Conservatism is frequently at odds with ideology, technocracy, and theories which favor imposed change. Conservatives have existed as long as there has been tradition to conserve, but as a philosophy, conservatism is most commonly traced to the Irish-born Edmund Burke. His seminal work Reflections on the Revolution in France contrasted the radical and bloody French Revolution-- which sought to completely rebuild society from its foundations-- with the American Revolution, which maintained the preexisting social and economic systems, and most political systems, even amidst the expulsion of the sovereign power.
(less...) This category was created to provide the average citizen with resources which would allow them to more fully participate in the political process. This category should not be considered a
clearinghouse for individual or group political philosophies or manifestos.
(less...) Fascism is essentially characterized by three themes (in various forms and proportions): ethnic particularism (national or racial), combined with some sort of radical economic "third way" opposed to
both Marxist socialism and free-market capitalism, and a revolutionary, anti-democratic political program.
(less...) "Federalism" according to a common meaning, refers to the regionalization and localization of governance within a state, i.e. distribution of power to the
constituent governments away from the central government.
(less...) The phenomenon of increasing political and economic interdependence among the countries and regions of the world. The term has come to be used to describe an international perspective encouraging
free(r) trade, and the deregulation of markets. Associated with Globalization are the growing reliance on an international labor force, the outsourcing of jobs and tasks from North America and Europe, international trade agreements, and the resulting effects on income inequality and the standard of living. Anti-globalization activists argue that this form of globalization accentuates the gap between rich and poor and punishes developing countries in particular. Proponents argue that free trade and deregulation will result in an increased standard of living by stimulating the economy in developing countries.
(less...) Green politics' core values are ecological sustainability, and direct democracy. A future which is not sustainable is no future at all, and a political system where people have poor executive power
will not reflect their wishes. Greens are also committed to fairness and non-violence. We seek to build a society in which everyone has a stake, in harmony with the environment.
(less...) Since there have been political leaders there has been political humor. Like all humor some is crass, some is mean and some is insightful. Not all of those who poke fun at the world of politics are
as clever as Dr. Swift or Mark Russell. They all have something to say, though. Sometimes they are cutting right to the heart of an issue in a way that would be far more difficult or far less interesting without a punchline. Though internet humor can be as silly as the photocopy fodder that proceeded it, we all want to see the form raised above that level. The sites that are pointed out as being the best all manage to raise the bar somehow. No effort is being made to single out folks with whom the editor agrees. As long as it is clever and makes a point, we hope you will find a site to be worth a visit.
(less...) The word "liberalism" is derived from the Latin liber, free. As the name indicates, liberalism is traditionally a political ideology emphasizing the personal liberty of each individual, including
freedom of thought, conscience, religion, opinion, expression, assembly, association, movement, enterprise, occupation, contract, etc. which the state should not violate, except to protect the rights of others. Classical liberalism emerged first in the seventeenth century Europe, and was represented during the following centuries by such thinkers as John Locke, Voltaire, Adam Smith, Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill. Beside personal liberty, classical liberalism also advocated economical liberty, the right of property, capitalism and free markets. In the beginning of the twentieth century, however, the meaning of the word "liberalism" became altered in North America. The "New Liberalism" demanded a much stronger role of state in protecting personal liberty and social justice, in expense of economical liberty. This variant of liberalism is also known as "welfare liberalism" or "social liberalism" or "liberal egalitarianism". Its most famous theorists include American philosophers John Rawls and Ronald Dworkin and British economist John Maynard Keynes. As the default meaning of the word "liberal" changed in North America, began the American classical liberals call their philosophy "libertarianism" or "market liberalism". Its most notable modern representatives include Austrian economists Ludwig von Mises, Friedrich von Hayek, American economist Milton Friedman and American philosopher Robert Nozick. In Europe and other parts of the world "liberalism" usually still refers to its more or less classical meaning. Therefore a liberal encountered in Europe more likely supports free market, and a liberal in America more likely defends welfare state. The former would be called a libertarian in America, the latter a social liberal or a social democrat in Europe. In most other languages than English the word "liberalism" refers almost solely to the free market variant of the word. Because of the varying meanings of the word "Liberalism" this category is divided to two subcategories, "Social Liberalism", which refers to the meaning of liberalism more common in North America, and "Libertarianism", which refers to the meaning of liberalism more common in Europe and other parts of the world.
(less...) This category lists sites related to the lobbyists and lobby firms, and resources for professionals in the field. Broadly, a lobbyist is defined as someone who is paid compensation for encouraging
the passage, defeat, or modification of legislation or regulation by communicating with or soliciting others to communicate with government officials, such as legislative representatives, commissioners, or magistrates, on behalf of an interested party such as a citizen's group, business association, or government agency. In many jurisdictions, lobbyists and often their clients must be licensed, certified, or registered with the government and comply with certain industry ethics codes and rules.
(less...) Nationalism is the belief that nationality is the proper focus of political identity and that the nation-state is the proper focus of political loyalty. This sentiment expresses itself variously in
separatist movements, which advocate political self-determination for people of a certain cultural heritage (primarily language); in irredentist claims on territories historically or ethnically belonging to the nation; and in movements to save the national identity from being diluted or altered by immigration. Nationalism can fall on the right, left or center of the political spectrum. Generally, left-wing nationalists are of the "national liberation" variety. Right-wing nationalists aim to prevent the loss of national sovereignty to supranational entities such as the European Union, and to prevent the loss of national identity through mass immigration. However, there are exceptions, and there can be right-wing national-liberation movements, or left-wing nationalist movements in existing nation states.
(less...) Sites for media coverage of international politics.
Organizations Organizations related to politics and the public policy process.
Parties Political parties work to establish or promote particular theories or principles of government, specifically by recruiting and organizing support for candidates for public office. This category
contains links to other categories, where parties are sorted according to the country where they are located or to the ideology which they represent. If there isn't such category for a particular country, the parties are probably listed in the politics category of that country. Sites devoted to an internationally structured party, such as the Natural Law Party or the Humanist Party, may also be grouped together at this level, along with international directories of political parties.
(less...) Political commentary, links, essays, rants, etc. which represent the personal views of individuals or small groups. Should be of an amateur nature (no professional journalists or
politicians). No-official campaign or commercial pages.
(less...) Political tests and quizzes.
Web Rings Collections of independent websites relating to politics organized in a form of ring.
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