Representative democracy has concentrated power at the top, limiting public participation. This policy supports direct, participatory, and decentralised forms of democracy.
Policy Objective 1 - Decentralise decision-making
Representative democracy has concentrated power at the top, limiting public participation. This policy supports direct, participatory, and decentralised forms of democracy.
Governance & Geopolitics Policy Instruments 👇
Remember: Policy instruments are the means by which governments can achieve the degrowth goals/objectives we urgently need!
1 - Expand direct democracy and participatory decision-making ❎
💡 Translation: Democracy should be something we do daily, not just once every election cycle.
🏛 Hold regular deliberative forums where communities directly shape policies.
💰 Expand economic democracy through participatory budgeting.
🤝 Strengthen local self-organisation through voluntary work parties, town meetings, and cooperative networks.
🌍 Adopt multi-level confederalism, where decision-making starts locally and scales up democratically.
🚫 Scrap or radically transform representative democracy, shifting power to citizen assemblies and direct democratic structures.
💥 Democracy should not be about choosing rulers—it should be about collective decision-making.
Policy Objective 2 - Local democratic ownership of public services and resources
1 - Public investment and asset ownership in the energy sector 🔌
💡 Translation: Energy should be publicly owned, not left to private profiteers.
⚡ Reclaim public ownership of energy infrastructure—from electricity grids to renewable power generation.
🏭 Ensure energy is managed democratically—not just by governments, but by worker and community cooperatives.
💰 Redirect public funds into renewable energy projects instead of subsidising fossil fuel corporations.
🔄 Prevent privatisation of energy resources and reverse past sell-offs through democratic buybacks or expropriation.
💥 Essential services should be run as a public good, not for private gain.
