Political view · Left

Radical democracy

Wants more direct participation in decisions, through assemblies, referendums and citizens’ juries.

Associated with: Chantal Mouffe, participatory budgeting in Porto Alegre, Swiss direct democracy.

Radical democracy sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and strongly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly libertarian on liberty and authority, strongly anti-establishment on institutions and leaning state-led on economy.

Where radical democracy sits on ten dimensions

This is a broad family of ideas, so real people and parties who hold it differ from the profile below. The dot shows the typical tendency.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Views are simplified profiles built from public writings and records, and they are open to debate. Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions.