Repealing the Iron Law Oligarchy
This one is about failing democracy and the very fundamental tendency toward oligarchy that is one of the underlying causes of its failure. In the interview I discuss Robert Michels […]
Iron Law of Oligarchy
A Meta-layer for Restoring Democracy and Open Society: Part Three, the IVCS
ByJoseph M. Firestone and Henk Hadders This is the concluding post in a three-part series. The first post highlighted the problem of lack of representativeness in modern societies, characterized human […]
A Meta-layer for Restoring Democracy and Open Society: Part Two, Meta-layer Requirements
ByJoseph M. Firestone and Henk Hadders Requirements for an e-participation platform in human political CASs We won’t be able to stop the movement toward oligarchy unless we can create a […]
A Meta-layer for Restoring Democracy and Open Society: Part One, Conceptual Foundations
ByJoseph M. Firestone and Henk Hadders The Disconnect It’s hardly news that there’s a very wide chasm between voters, lawmakers and political parties. The rage in America reflected in the […]