Contemporary Movements
Some notable contemporary movements working for direct democracy via direct democratic praxis include:
- Abahlali baseMjondolo – South African shack dwellers' movement
- Aktivdemokrati – Political party for e-democracy Sweden
- Autonomous Action – a Russian libertarian communist and anarchist movement
- Change 2011 – a Finnish political party
- Demoex – direct democracy party and experiment in Sweden
- Inclusive Democracy – Takis Fotopoulos' Inclusive Democracy Project & Journal of Inclusive Democracy
- Internet Party, Spain. Registered party proposing a liquid democracy system.
- Occupy Movement and Occupy Wall Street
- ¡Democracia Real YA!Real Democracy NOW! Movement started from Spain.
- The Metagovernment project – Global umbrella group supporting development and implementation of Internet-based governance software
- The National Initiative for Democracy – United States movement led by former US Senator Mike Gravel to allow national ballot initiatives
- Online Party of Canada – Electronic direct democracy party (pending registration) in Canada
- The Party of Internet Democracy – Direct democracy party in Hungary
- People's Administration Direct Democracy Party
- Senator On-Line – Electronic direct democracy party in Australia
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