[pp.int.general] What is democracy in a party

[Nicolás Reynolds]

Zbigniew Łukasiak <zzbbyy at gmail.com> writes:

> On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 3:55 PM, Carlito <carlito at subvertising.org> wrote:
>> So, if the majority expulses members and stop new subscribers you will always have the same "controllers" ad vitam.
>>
>> IMHO this seems not being a "democratic organization" (the first rule should be alternance of government)
>
> In my opinion the alternance of government is only an indicator of
> democracy - if there is no government (i.e. no board in this case) you
> can still have a democracy.

i recommend the book "Freedom Is an Endless Meeting" from francesca
polletta for other experiences :)

probably unuseful links:

review: http://www.alternet.org/story/15726/democracy_and_its_roots_of_grass
book: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/F/bo3682810.html


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