Polity Atlas

How each model solves the same problems

Instead of “democracy versus anarchism”, compare the concrete ways collective problems get solved.

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How are decisions made?Online petitions with signature thresholds, a city-wide survey and collaborative editing fed a 30-member drafting group; a 100-member partly appointed assembly adopted the text by qualified majority.UnknownUnknown
How are conflicts resolved?Signature thresholds guaranteed graduated responses; disputes over the final text were settled in the assembly and later before the Supreme Court.UnknownUnknown
How are public goods funded?A low-cost online platform; the resulting constitution enshrines rights to the city, a healthy environment and indigenous rights.UnknownUnknown
How is AI used?No AI role.UnknownUnknown
What are the main risks?Digital divide; organisers' own metrics of influence; partly appointed assembly; petitions favouring organised campaigns.CLM-0484UnknownUnknown

This illustrates differences in design; it is not a universal claim about outcomes. Each cell links to mechanisms and the claims behind them.