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It would already be a big step in political civilization if individual states lead the way with decisions in the spirit of freedom of political association. However, there is, of course, no indication yet which states, if any, could possibly play such a pioneering role. Therefore, it may seem outright utopian to address even more sophisticated variants of freedom of political association than outlined above.
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In German “Neokratie,” for more detailed presentations see Wehner (2006) and other publications of the author.
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In various publications of the author, see Wehner (2006) and numerous articles at www.reformforum-neopolis.de and affiliated websites, in particular the neocratic draft constitution in http://www.neokratieverfassung.de.
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In German “Staatssparten” (which can be translated as “state branches” or “state divisions”).
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Details of these electoral procedures are described in www.neokratieverfassung.de.
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For the draft of a fiscal system in a neocratic divisional state order see Wehner (1991).
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First in Wehner (1991), regarding the interrelation between this form of state and the freedom of political association see also Wehner (1992). For more details see also www.reformforum-neopolis.de/reformforum/demokratie/-staatsgrenzen.html.
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This historical process would, of course, also allow for a retrocession to the conventional model of democracy. For this conventional model is ultimately nothing other than a neocratic state in which the number of state divisions is one.
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Specifically, see Sect. 10.4. The concept of a Permanent Constitutional Council was developed in Wehner (1993).
For a short version of this essay see www.reformforum-neopolis.de/files/der_staat_auf_bewaehrung_gekuerzte_neufassung_2001.pdf.
For the complete draft of a neocratic constitution see also http://www.neokratieverfassung.de/.
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See in particular www.neokratieverfassung.de. In the draft constitution there proposed lay parliaments and lottery play a crucial role. See also Wehner (1995), Chap. 6, Wehner (2006), and http://www.reformforum-neopolis.de/reformforum/demokratie/-politische-ordnung.html.
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Wehner, B. (2020). Extended Freedom of Political Association: The Neocratic “Divisional Democracy”. In: Freedom, Peace, and Secession. SpringerBriefs in Political Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39523-0_6
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