Articles by Brigitte Geißel

August 10, 2022

🦋 Designing democracy: let the people choose how to govern themselves

Brigitte Geißel
Most people agree that citizens are the sovereign in a democracy, but this principle is amazingly neglected when it comes to the design of democracy. Brigitte Geißel advocates for a new approach. Democracy means self-governing, so citizens should decide how to govern themselves
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Brigitte Geißel
Professor of Political Science and Political Sociology / Head of Democratic Innovations Research Unit, Goethe University Frankfurt

Brigitte's research interests include democratic innovations, new forms of governance and political actors (new social movements, civil society, parties, politicians, citizens).

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