Pnyx is an easy-to-use and entirely web-based tool for preference aggregation that does not require any prior knowledge about social choice theory. The tool is named after a hill in Athens called Pnyx, which was the official meeting place of the Athenian democratic assembly and is therefore known as one of the earliest sites in the creation of democracy. Pnyx is available at pnyx.dss.in.tum.de.

Oligarchy portrait occurs in the process of coal mining East Kalimantan. Many power-holding elites are involved collaborating to become a resource chain The Sexi Killer film by WatchDoc Documentary provides clear picture how elite was becoming players Coal does not necessarily bring prosperity surrounding community but instead brings about various environmental disasters. Several names ruling w...

THE CURRENT DEBATE on the political culture of the Roman republic began almost twenty years ago and has lost little of its momentum since. For the first time in decades, the focus was not on the countless individual issues but on the really basic questions. The status, identity, functions, and interactions of citizen body and popular assemblies, of Senate and magistrates were problematized and ...

The discussion focuses on three themes. One is the divergence between positions of business associations and concerns of individual entrepreneurs regarding several determinants of investment. Another issue is under what conditions economic growth can be achieved under democracy; why market reforms have generated little private investment in many cases, and which government policies and politica...

The discussion focuses on three themes. One is the divergence between positions of business associations and concerns of individual entrepreneurs regarding several determinants of investment. Another issue is under what conditions economic growth can be achieved under democracy; why market reforms have generated little private investment in many cases, and which government policies and politica...

This study demonstrates resistance to oligarchic forces with a case from Pati Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. The movement started protest against the expansion of internationally financed Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Ltd in Kendeng Mountains. anti-cement-factory lived on and ‘defeated’ oligarchs electoral districts where happened 2017 local election. uses qualitative method. Data were collect...

Can democracy be taught? Are individuals more likely to embrace democratic values, to learn basic knowledge about political processes, and to engage the political process more effectively as a result of their exposure to donor-sponsored civic education programmes in emerging democracies? After more than a decade of evaluations of civic education programmes, it is a good time to take stock of wh...