Democracy

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Democracy

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Athens, 508/7–403 BCE

Between the popular uprising of 508/7 and the democratic restoration of 403 BCE, Athenians turned demes, rotation, sortition, pay, and public deliberation into a durable practice of citizen rule; naval empire, slavery, restricted political membership, and two military-crisis oligarchies reveal both the capacity and the boundary that practice created.

How did Athenians make direct citizen rule an everyday practice, and how did they rebuild it after war enabled two oligarchic seizures of power?

Democracy Citizenship Naval Power Oligarchy Amnesty

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Porto Alegre participatory budgeting

Porto Alegre turned part of its municipal budget into a recurring public decision process, linking neighborhood assemblies, redistributive criteria, elected delegates, technical review, and implementation—and revealing how participation weakens when government stops delivering.

Can residents exercise meaningful authority over scarce public investment without abandoning technical feasibility, citywide redistribution, or elected responsibility?

Participatory Budgeting Municipal Government Democracy Public Finance Brazil