democracythe
Democracythe is a hypothetical political framework proposed to explore the integration of direct citizen participation with robust procedural safeguards in modern governance. Coined as a portmanteau of democracy and the definite article the, the term signals a distinctive form of democratic practice rather than a single system.
The term appears in speculative political writing and early 2020s discussions about the potential of digital
Core features commonly associated with democracythe include distributed local assemblies, open deliberative platforms that publish reasoning
Advocates say the model could improve legitimacy, inclusivity, and resilience against coercion or capture by interest
See also: direct democracy; deliberative democracy; participatory budgeting; e-democracy.