Tootfinder

Democracy Unlimited is seeking a passionate, creative and motivated Fellow to join our team
– if you care about abolishing corporate rule, participatory democracy, community organizing, building dual power, direct action and have an interest in social movements to democratize the constitution, we encourage you to apply.
As a Fellow, you will be encouraged to bring your own passions and creative interests to this project, which is in its nascent stages and flexible in its scope.

Democracy Unlimited Fellowship
Fellowship Description: Democracy Unlimited is seeking a passionate, creative and motivated Fellow to join our team – if you care about abolishing corporate rule, participatory democracy, community or

”It doesn’t have to be like this. We can control our own behaviour, and envision and build better forms of organisation. Through deliberative, participatory democracy, both in politics and in the workplace, we can create systems that work for everyone. There is no natural law that states that playground bullies should continue exacting tribute for the rest of their lives.”

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2212.09715 has been replaced.
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Liquid Democracy. Two Experiments on Delegation in Voting
Proponents of participatory democracy praise Liquid Democracy: decisions are taken by referendum, but voters delegate their votes freely. When better informed voters are present, delegation can increase the probability of a correct decision. However, delegation must be used sparely because it reduces the information aggregated through voting. In two different experiments, we find that delegation underperforms both universal majority voting and the simpler option of abstention. In a tightly cont…