Category
page 1Types of democracy
social democracy
political ideology
presidential system
form of government
parliamentary system
form of government
parliamentary republic
form of government
representative democracy
democracy where citizens elect a small set of people to represent them in decision making
democratic socialism
political ideology
liberal democracy
political philosophy and form of government
multi-party system
system in which multiple political parties have the capacity to gain control of government offices, separately or in coalition

democratization
thumb|upright=1.3|Since 1900, the number of countries democratizing (yellow) has been higher than those autocratizing (blue), except in the late 1920s through 1940s and since 2010.
two-party system
government dominated by only two groups
participatory democracy
form of government that involves broad participation of citizens in political decision-making

e-democracy
E-democracy (a blend of the terms electronic and democracy), also known as digital democracy or Internet democracy, uses information and communication technology (ICT) in political and governance processes. While offering new tools for transparency and participation, e-democracy also faces growing challenges such as misinformation, bias in algorithms, and the concentration of power in private platforms. The term is commonly attributed to digital activist Steven Clift. By using 21st-century ICT, e-democracy seeks to enhance democracy, including aspects like civic technology and e-government.
illiberal democracy
state of governance which has some features of liberal democracy but lacks personal freedom
deliberative democracy
form of democracy focusing on consensus
political particularism
people's democracy (theoretical concept within Marxism–Leninism)
multi-party, popular front-influenced rule by the people for the transition to socialism
directorial system
form of government

sociocracy
Sociocracy is a theory of governance that seeks to create psychologically safe environments and productive organizations. It draws on the use of consent, rather than majority voting, in discussion and decision-making by people who have a shared goal or work process.
history of democracy
aspect of history
anocracy
thumb|400px|Map of the world published by Our World in Data in 2015, showing countries color-coded according to their regime type, which was based on their score in the Polity IV data set. Closed anocracies are shown in orange (scores between −5 and 0) and open anocracies are shown in yellow (scores between 1 and 5).
Jacksonian Democracy
19th-century American political philosophy
non-partisan democracy
type of democratic government
holacracy
Holacracy is a method of decentralized management and organizational governance, which claims to distribute authority and decision-making through a holarchy of self-organizing teams rather than being vested in a management hierarchy. Holacracy has been adopted by for-profit and non-profit organizations in several countries. This can be seen as a greater movement within organisational design to cope with increasingly complex social environments, that promises a greater degree of transparency, effectiveness and agility.
liquid democracy
form of delegative democracy
democratic republic
state that is both a democracy and a republic
radical democracy
type of democracy that advocates the radical extension of equality and liberty
consensus democracy
form of government
industrial democracy
arrangement which involves workers making decisions, sharing responsibility and authority in the workplace
Jeffersonian democracy
American political persuasion of the 1790s until the 1820s
grassroots democracy
Type of democracy typically favoring subsidiarity and individual activism
Soviet democracy
political system; emphasizes directly elected soviets or councils
Herrenvolk democracy
system of government that excludes minorities
militant democracy
form of democracy
military democracy
war-based society that practices democracy
workplace democracy
application of democratic principles to places of work
democratic capitalism
political ideology

Conservative democracy
Political ideology, variant of Islamic democracy
type of democracy
Wikidata metaclass and overview of democracy variations and forms
media democracy
political system
measurement of democracy
measures of democracy
majoritarian democracy
form of government
pluralist democracy
political system in which policy influenced by organized groups
sovereign democracy
term describing modern Russian politics

ethnic democracy
alleged form of democratic government
cosmopolitan democracy
political theory
procedural democracy
Type of governing system centering voting
Socialist Democracy
form of democracy emphasizing socialism
religious democracy
form of government
People's Multiparty Democracy
communist political system
electoral autocracy
Hybrid regime with regular but unfair elections
absolute democracy
hypothetical Form of Government
semi-parliamentary republic
system where voters vote simultaneously for both prime minister and members of legislature
energy democracy
concept in environmental justice movement
property-owning democracy
political economy system; state intervention allows fair possession distribution
whole-process people’s democracy
Chinese Communist Party concept
consensus government in Canada
form of consensus democracy government in Territories of Canada
anticipatory democracy