Art. III · The Framework
Eleven concepts, one structure.
The framework is a body of ideas open to discussion, research and academic examination, arranged from the people at the centre to the Policratic State. New concepts can be added as the doctrine grows.
Layer II
Citizenship
Citizens who understand power and public money, not only on election day.
- I
People-Centered Governance
Government measured by what it does for and with the people, not for those who hold office.
Read the concept → - II
Political Citizenship
Citizenship as an active, continuing role in public life, not a once-every-three-years vote.
Read the concept → - III
Financial Citizenship
Public money is the people’s money: citizens should be able to follow, question and shape it.
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Layer III
Participation
Lawful, standing ways for the people to propose, decide and review.
- IV
Participatory Democracy
Democracy in which citizens take part in decisions, not only in choosing who decides.
Read the concept → - V
People’s Legislative Participation
A recognised place for the people in the making of laws and ordinances.
Read the concept → - VI
Citizen Petitions and Initiatives
The lawful power of citizens to put a proposal on the public agenda themselves.
Read the concept → - VII
Referendum
The people deciding directly on a defined question of law or policy.
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Layer IV
Reform
Change to the rules and the system, not only to the faces in office.
- VIII
Political and Electoral Reform
Changing the rules by which power is won and used, so that it answers to citizens.
Read the concept → - IX
Societal Reform
Reform of habits, culture and civic life that sustain or undermine good institutions.
Read the concept → - X
Sustainable Governance
Governance that outlasts its officials: continuity of good policy across terms.
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Layer V
The State
A state designed so that people’s participation is part of how it works.
Open to discussion
Researching or teaching the framework?
Academic collaboration, study groups and seminars are welcome.