Welcome to the Navigator to Direct Democracy
The Navigator to Modern Direct Democracy is the global information platform on initiatives and referendums hosted and facilitated by Research Center of Citizen Participation/Institute for Democracy And Participation Research of the University of Wuppertal.
Welcome to the Navigator to Modern Direct Democracy – a unique global information platform on modern participative democracy hosted and facilitated by Research Center of Citizen Participation/Institute for Democracy And Participation Research of the University of Wuppertal in cooperation with Democracy International, the IRI Europe, supported by swissinfo and people2power.
This website is a project “under development“ and aims to eventually feature all available procedures (legal designs), practices (case studies) and events of modern direct democracy in all jurisdictions (local, regional, national, transnational) across the world. In order to facilitate collaboration, we believe that a standardized approach is necessary and we will therefore make reference to a common typology (instruments) of popular vote procedures on substantive issues.
You are most welcome to browse the Navigator as a user and to participate in developing this new tool by becoming a commentator or contributor of the Navigator. Please read more about this project and do not hesitate to contact us.
Most Recent Legal Designs
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Lombardy, Italy, regional Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX] - Iniziativa legislativa popolare - Local name:
- Iniziativa legislativa popolare
- Democratic instrument:
- Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX]
- Location:
- Lombardy, Italy
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- 5000
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Lombardy, Italy, regional Plebiscite [ATP] - Local name:
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Lombardy, Italy
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
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Lombardy, Italy, regional Authorities minority veto-plebiscite [MVP] - Referendum (Approvazione dello Statuto) - Local name:
- Referendum (Approvazione dello Statuto)
- Democratic instrument:
- Authorities minority veto-plebiscite [MVP]
- Location:
- Lombardy, Italy
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
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Lombardy, Italy, regional Popular or citizen-initiated referendum [PCR] - Referendum (Approvazione dello Statuto) - Local name:
- Referendum (Approvazione dello Statuto)
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizen-initiated referendum [PCR]
- Location:
- Lombardy, Italy
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- 1/15th of the electorate