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Theories, political philosophies, economic models, institution types and forms of self-government — each idea traced through theory, real examples, critique and results.
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- Landsgemeinde of GlarusExperimentThe open-air assembly of the Swiss canton of Glarus, where citizens decide cantonal laws and budgets by show of hands each May.
- Legislature by lotExperimentA bicameral design proposed by John Gastil and Erik Olin Wright: an elected chamber paired with an equally empowered chamber of randomly selected citizens. It remains a proposal.
- LiberlandExperimentA self-proclaimed micronation declared in 2015 on Gornja Siga, land on the Danube that neither Croatia nor Serbia claims; not recognised by any UN member state.
- LibertarianismIdeologyA political philosophy that gives priority to individual liberty and voluntary exchange, typically defending a minimal state.
- Liquid democracyConceptA hybrid of direct and representative democracy in which members vote themselves or delegate their vote, revocably and transitively.