Types of democracy

Types of democracy refers to pluralism of governing structures such as governments (local through to global) and other constructs like workplaces, families, community associations, and so forth. Types of democracy can cluster around values. Some such types (e.g., direct democracy, electronic democracy, participatory democracy, real democracy, deliberative democracy) promote equal and direct participation in political acts (e.g., protest, discussion, decision-making).

Others (e.g., representative democracy) favor more indirect or procedural approaches to collective self-governance. Types of democracy can be found across time, space, and language. The foregoing examples are just a few of the thousands of refinements of, and variations on, the central notion of "democracy."not correct