Programmable Participatory Governance -- A Formal Framework for Transparent, Accountable, and Citizen-Responsive Democratic Systems: From Deliberative Theory to Decentralised Architecture
Public confidence in democratic institutions has declined across many OECD countries over recent decades, while political participation and policy influence remain unevenly distributed across socioeconomic groups. Concurrently, democratic backsliding, declining electoral participation, and persistent concerns regarding institutional transparency and accountability have raised questions about whether existing governance structures are capable of sustaining broad-based legitimacy in complex modern
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Published: 18 May 2026
Source: arXiv
Category: Research
Topics: Regulation · Transparency
Retrieved: 14 July 2026
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