http://www.world-wide-democracy.net/Wiki/MartinJackson
Australia, Martin Jackson
http://www.world-wide-democracy.net/
World Wide Direct Democracy Movement.
http://www.ida.org.au/about.php
IDA is a unique organisation that uses a number of leading edge methodologies from other parts of the world for research, public consultation, education and public debate on social and public policy issues.
Omidyar network for exploring pathes to a better world.
http://www.globalvoices.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
21st Townhall meeting, technology meets the people, delicberation and decision on civic issues that works!
http://www.deliberative-democracy.net/
Deliberative Democracy on-line
http://www.doinggovernment.com/home3.htm
The house of Bruce Eggum
Aki Orr's other place.
Home to D2 a fantastic resource based in the US, one of the best libraries of DD, social activism and generally human links existing, salut Steve Magruder
Quorum.org : Democracy is a conversation
http://www.citizensrightsleague.nstemp.com/
Citizens Democracy League
http://www.it-democracy.com/demo/
Vivarto, a European fully functioning democratic process.
AUTO-narchy = Direct Democracy in the State, at Work, in Education, and in the Family
Part of the global family based in Israel, a salute to aki ORR
http://frontpage.auburn.edu/tann/
Ted and Tann have been at it as long as I've been aware, a big resource with WIDE llinks to the world outside. American based
http://ao.com.au/ddf/
http://www.egroups.com/list/ddf/
Ian Green
Direct Democracy Forum
"Every person a member of the legislature!"
Australian based and one of the harder working members of the international community.
http://home.t-online.de/home/nddie/home~1.htm
The home of the Network for Direct Democracy in Europe, part of the continuing Direct Democracy Forum begun in Prague, 1998.
e.thePeople is a public forum for
a new democracy conversation.
Our technology promotes intelligent, diverse and deliberative
discussions, both here and among a network of sites around the
Internet. Based in America.
http://democracy.mkolar.org/pdda/index.html
The home of the Participatory Direct Democracy Association, based in Canada. Well worth a visit
http://www.kista.com/e-demokrati/
An interactive digital democracy model at work within the borough of Kista, Sweden. Swedish only (07/02)
http://www.microsoft.com/business/casestudies/microsoft_kista.asp
This is a link through to the page at Microsoft explaining their contribution to the Kista project.
The political representation of the sovereign citizen of the world dynamically, intrinsically allied with sovereign humanity. To provide a global political service institution for the installation and maintenance of world peace. Founded on September 4, 1953. Ellsworth, Maine. (See The Ellsworth Declaration. See also What is the World Government of World Citizens?)
http://www.planet-thanet.fsnet.co.uk/
The home turf of the venerable Bernard Clayson (Lion of Thanet), Direct Democracy advocate, Digital Democracy skeptic: all round cool, connected and interested person.
An Australian polling and internet voting organisation, this site hosts an area for politicians to participate in the democratic process of talking across party lines, good hey? (see how they talk here) http://www.bigpulse.com/leaders.php?sid=yrdjXPNvvaqtsqN
a couple of my fellow West Australians looking forward
http://www.dawnpisturino.com/index.html
Committee for Direct Democracy Home Page, American Based
http://dmoz.org/Society/Politics/Democracy/Direct_Democracy/
A catalogue of searches based on these key words, go dmoz.
GNU Free, Heavy duty internet based voting system, open architecture
http://www.election.com/uk/index.htm
Yep the commercial world is aware of the possibilty, Election.com, US & world wide offices.
Another one !
Australian roots n Blues Musician, John Butler's Site with active forums.
Australian based discussion and activism site.
http://www.stayhuman.org/
Site for Michael Franti and Spearhead, Spearits of the world forum, Personal musical favorite and hero.
Cultural jammers and entrepeneurs!
Cultural jammers, magazine publishers, NO TV day, Don't Buy a thing day... loads of lovely stuff that at times disappears up it's designer derriere.
http://www.speakout.com/activism/tips/
As stated, a site that has / had links for budding activists
http://users.erols.com/jonwill/
Utopia & Utopian Philosophy
A Utopian world competition? They offer a good $US prize for your utopian vision
A site devoted to the teachings of Libya's Mummar Quaddafi, his Green Book and other treatise on society and politics. He might be the US's oldest living nemisis, obsessed with horses and somewhat non PC but at least he tried to fashion something beyond the existing paradigm
http://www.abc.net.au/ola/citizen/default.htm
The Good Citizen: An educational series developed and produced by ABC Radio in Australia, had a half hearted stab at realising the potential for DD but could quite mount the kerb and break free from their inate scepticism. A good resource for teachers seeking a basic politics resource.
http://www.abc.net.au/public/default.htm
The Public Record: ABC Australia's political connectivity point.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/lnl/lnl.htm
Late Night Live with Philip Adams: If you'd like to hear some sometimes interesting talk hosted by Australia's cuddly king of the Gladioli go here or find a radio and tune in. Tends to spend too much time seeking the opinion of overseas social theorists which can either be provocative and not good for sleep or is as boring as bat shit, which is extremely good for sleep. I swear by it on a good / bad night. lollal
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/austback/
This is the voice of the Australian people (who listen to Radio National, part of the great Australian treasure that is our ABC.) hosted by the well respected and thoroughly nice Sandy McCucheon. Talk back radio as it should be, can be and is. This is so DD!!
Independent media reportage and activism from around the world
http://www.newdimensions.org/indexhome.html
New Dimensions World Broadcasting Network, US based radio show exploring the outer reaches of society, spirituality and personality // life.
The Government Homepage for my state in Australia
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/real-time/shemi/movies/gmsswwv/gmsswwvjava.html
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/real-time/shemi/movies/gmsswirnhc/gmsswirnhcjava.html
Convert-me.Com: Interactive measurements calculator, weights and measures / metric conversion
The Organic Federation of Australia. You can't eat words and thoughts will not quench thy thirst.