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[[Inclusive Democracy]]Â is a political concept envisioned by [[Takis Fotopoulos]] as a synthesis of the [[libertarian socialism|libertarian socialist]]Â and the [[democracy|democratic]]Â tradition, as well as the experience of the [[new social movements]].

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 *Steve Best (editor), [http://www.inclusivedemocracy.org/journal/vol5/Special_Issue_Winter_2009.pdf ''Global Capitalism and the Demise of the Left: Renewing Radicalism through Inclusive Democracy''], Athens 2008, Greece: Koukkida, ISBN 978-960-98038-54-4. and as a Special Issue of 'The International Journal of Inclusive Democracy', Winter 2009, in english.
-[[Category:Libertarianism]]
+[[Category:Libertarianism]][[Category:Political philosophies]][[Category:Socialism]][[Category:Alternative economy]][[Category:Political ideologies]]
-[[Category:Political philosophy]]
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 Finally, [[James Herod]] states that "his approach is the closest to mine (or mine to his) that I have yet seen in contemporary anarchist literature. He believes in direct democracy, promotes both workplace and community assemblies, and most unusually, outlines a radical epistemology to undergird the whole thing. He describes a voucher system that would facilitate exchange within a community without relying on the market or money".<ref>[http://www.jamesherod.info/Getting_Free.pdf Review] by James Herod of book ''Towards An Inclusive Democracy: The Crisis of the Growth Economy and the Need For a New Liberatory Project'', published in book ''Getting Free'' (Lucy Parsons Center publications, 2007), pp. 137-138, [http://www.akpress.org/2007/items/gettingfreejamesherod distributed by AK Press Distribution] </ref>
->==Definition==
+==Definition==
-Fotopoulos describes inclusive democracy as â€œa new conception of democracy, which, using as a starting point the classical definition of it, expresses democracy in terms of direct political democracy, economic democracy (beyond the confines of the market economy and state planning), as well as democracy in the social realm and [[ecological]] democracy. In short, inclusive democracy is a form of social organisation which re-integrates society with economy, polity and nature. The concept of inclusive democracy is derived from a synthesis of two major historical traditions, the classical democratic and the socialist, although it also encompasses radical green, [[feminist]], and liberation movements in the Southâ€. &lt;ref&gt; â€œInclusive Democracyâ€ entry in ''Routledge Encyclopedia of International Political Economy'', ed. by R.J. Barry Jones, 2001, pp. 732-733. &lt;/ref&gt;
+Fotopoulos describes inclusive democracy as â€œa new conception of democracy, which, using as a starting point the classical definition of it, expresses democracy in terms of direct political democracy, economic democracy (beyond the confines of the market economy and state planning), as well as democracy in the social realm and [[ecological]] democracy. In short, inclusive democracy is a form of social organisation which re-integrates society with economy, polity and nature. The concept of inclusive democracy is derived from a synthesis of two major historical traditions, the classical democratic and the socialist, although it also encompasses radical green, [[feminist]], and liberation movements in the Southâ€. <ref> â€œInclusive Democracyâ€ entry in ''Routledge Encyclopedia of International Political Economy'', ed. by R.J. Barry Jones, 2001, pp. 732-733. </ref>
-Starting point of the ID project is that the world, at the beginning of the new millennium, faces a multi-dimensional crisis (economic, ecological, social, cultural and political), which is shown to be caused by the concentration of power in the hands of various elites. This is interpreted to be the outcome of the establishment, in the last few centuries, of the system of market economy (in the Polanyian sense &lt;ref&gt; Karl Polanyi, ''The Great Transformation, the Political and Economic Origins of Our Time'', Beacon Press, 1944/1957, pp. 43-44 &amp; 55-56.&lt;/ref&gt;), [[Representative democracy]], and the related forms of hierarchical structure. Therefore, an inclusive democracy is seen not simply as a [[utopia]], but perhaps as the only way out of the crisis, based on the equal distribution of power at all levels.
+Starting point of the ID project is that the world, at the beginning of the new millennium, faces a multi-dimensional crisis (economic, ecological, social, cultural and political), which is shown to be caused by the concentration of power in the hands of various elites. This is interpreted to be the outcome of the establishment, in the last few centuries, of the system of market economy (in the Polanyian sense <ref> Karl Polanyi, ''The Great Transformation, the Political and Economic Origins of Our Time'', Beacon Press, 1944/1957, pp. 43-44 & 55-56.</ref>), [[Representative democracy]], and the related forms of hierarchical structure. Therefore, an inclusive democracy is seen not simply as a [[utopia]], but perhaps as the only way out of the crisis, based on the equal distribution of power at all levels.
-In this conception of democracy, the public realm includes not just the political realm, as is usual in the republican or democratic project ([[Hannah Arendt]], [[Cornelius Castoriadis]], [[Murray Bookchin]] et al), but also the economic, â€˜socialâ€™ and ecological realms.  The political realm is the sphere of political decision-making, the area in which political power is exercised. The economic realm is the sphere of economic decision-making, the area in which economic power is exercised with respect to the broad economic choices that any scarcity society has to make. The social realm is the sphere of decision-making in the workplace, the education place and any other economic or cultural institution which is a constituent element of a democratic society. The public realm could be extended to include the &quot;ecological realm&quot;, which may be defined as the sphere of the relations between society and nature. Therefore, the public realm, in contrast to the private realm, includes any area of human activity in which decisions can be made collectively and democratically.
+In this conception of democracy, the public realm includes not just the political realm, as is usual in the republican or democratic project ([[Hannah Arendt]], [[Cornelius Castoriadis]], [[Murray Bookchin]] et al), but also the economic, â€˜socialâ€™ and ecological realms.  The political realm is the sphere of political decision-making, the area in which political power is exercised. The economic realm is the sphere of economic decision-making, the area in which economic power is exercised with respect to the broad economic choices that any scarcity society has to make. The social realm is the sphere of decision-making in the workplace, the education place and any other economic or cultural institution which is a constituent element of a democratic society. The public realm could be extended to include the "ecological realm", which may be defined as the sphere of the relations between society and nature. Therefore, the public realm, in contrast to the private realm, includes any area of human activity in which decisions can be made collectively and democratically.
 According to these four realms, we may distinguish between four main constituent elements of an inclusive democracy: the political, the economic, 'democracy in the social realm' and the ecological. The first three elements form the institutional framework, which aims at the equal distribution of political, economic and social power respectively. In this sense, these elements define a system, which aims at the effective elimination of the domination of human being over human being. Similarly, ecological democracy is defined as the institutional framework, which aims to eliminate any human attempt to dominate the natural world, in other words, the system, which aims to reintegrate humans and nature.
 ==Institutional framework ==

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 Finally, [[James Herod]] states that "his approach is the closest to mine (or mine to his) that I have yet seen in contemporary anarchist literature. He believes in direct democracy, promotes both workplace and community assemblies, and most unusually, outlines a radical epistemology to undergird the whole thing. He describes a voucher system that would facilitate exchange within a community without relying on the market or money".<ref>[http://www.jamesherod.info/Getting_Free.pdf Review] by James Herod of book ''Towards An Inclusive Democracy: The Crisis of the Growth Economy and the Need For a New Liberatory Project'', published in book ''Getting Free'' (Lucy Parsons Center publications, 2007), pp. 137-138, [http://www.akpress.org/2007/items/gettingfreejamesherod distributed by AK Press Distribution] </ref>
-==Definition==
+>==Definition==
-Fotopoulos describes inclusive democracy as â€œa new conception of democracy, which, using as a starting point the classical definition of it, expresses democracy in terms of direct political democracy, economic democracy (beyond the confines of the market economy and state planning), as well as democracy in the social realm and [[ecological]] democracy. In short, inclusive democracy is a form of social organisation which re-integrates society with economy, polity and nature. The concept of inclusive democracy is derived from a synthesis of two major historical traditions, the classical democratic and the socialist, although it also encompasses radical green, [[feminist]], and liberation movements in the Southâ€. <ref> â€œInclusive Democracyâ€ entry in ''Routledge Encyclopedia of International Political Economy'', ed. by R.J. Barry Jones, 2001, pp. 732-733. </ref>
+Fotopoulos describes inclusive democracy as â€œa new conception of democracy, which, using as a starting point the classical definition of it, expresses democracy in terms of direct political democracy, economic democracy (beyond the confines of the market economy and state planning), as well as democracy in the social realm and [[ecological]] democracy. In short, inclusive democracy is a form of social organisation which re-integrates society with economy, polity and nature. The concept of inclusive democracy is derived from a synthesis of two major historical traditions, the classical democratic and the socialist, although it also encompasses radical green, [[feminist]], and liberation movements in the Southâ€. &lt;ref&gt; â€œInclusive Democracyâ€ entry in ''Routledge Encyclopedia of International Political Economy'', ed. by R.J. Barry Jones, 2001, pp. 732-733. &lt;/ref&gt;
-Starting point of the ID project is that the world, at the beginning of the new millennium, faces a multi-dimensional crisis (economic, ecological, social, cultural and political), which is shown to be caused by the concentration of power in the hands of various elites. This is interpreted to be the outcome of the establishment, in the last few centuries, of the system of market economy (in the Polanyian sense <ref> Karl Polanyi, ''The Great Transformation, the Political and Economic Origins of Our Time'', Beacon Press, 1944/1957, pp. 43-44 & 55-56.</ref>), [[Representative democracy]], and the related forms of hierarchical structure. Therefore, an inclusive democracy is seen not simply as a [[utopia]], but perhaps as the only way out of the crisis, based on the equal distribution of power at all levels.
+Starting point of the ID project is that the world, at the beginning of the new millennium, faces a multi-dimensional crisis (economic, ecological, social, cultural and political), which is shown to be caused by the concentration of power in the hands of various elites. This is interpreted to be the outcome of the establishment, in the last few centuries, of the system of market economy (in the Polanyian sense &lt;ref&gt; Karl Polanyi, ''The Great Transformation, the Political and Economic Origins of Our Time'', Beacon Press, 1944/1957, pp. 43-44 &amp; 55-56.&lt;/ref&gt;), [[Representative democracy]], and the related forms of hierarchical structure. Therefore, an inclusive democracy is seen not simply as a [[utopia]], but perhaps as the only way out of the crisis, based on the equal distribution of power at all levels.
-In this conception of democracy, the public realm includes not just the political realm, as is usual in the republican or democratic project ([[Hannah Arendt]], [[Cornelius Castoriadis]], [[Murray Bookchin]] et al), but also the economic, â€˜socialâ€™ and ecological realms.  The political realm is the sphere of political decision-making, the area in which political power is exercised. The economic realm is the sphere of economic decision-making, the area in which economic power is exercised with respect to the broad economic choices that any scarcity society has to make. The social realm is the sphere of decision-making in the workplace, the education place and any other economic or cultural institution which is a constituent element of a democratic society. The public realm could be extended to include the "ecological realm", which may be defined as the sphere of the relations between society and nature. Therefore, the public realm, in contrast to the private realm, includes any area of human activity in which decisions can be made collectively and democratically.
+In this conception of democracy, the public realm includes not just the political realm, as is usual in the republican or democratic project ([[Hannah Arendt]], [[Cornelius Castoriadis]], [[Murray Bookchin]] et al), but also the economic, â€˜socialâ€™ and ecological realms.  The political realm is the sphere of political decision-making, the area in which political power is exercised. The economic realm is the sphere of economic decision-making, the area in which economic power is exercised with respect to the broad economic choices that any scarcity society has to make. The social realm is the sphere of decision-making in the workplace, the education place and any other economic or cultural institution which is a constituent element of a democratic society. The public realm could be extended to include the &quot;ecological realm&quot;, which may be defined as the sphere of the relations between society and nature. Therefore, the public realm, in contrast to the private realm, includes any area of human activity in which decisions can be made collectively and democratically.
 According to these four realms, we may distinguish between four main constituent elements of an inclusive democracy: the political, the economic, 'democracy in the social realm' and the ecological. The first three elements form the institutional framework, which aims at the equal distribution of political, economic and social power respectively. In this sense, these elements define a system, which aims at the effective elimination of the domination of human being over human being. Similarly, ecological democracy is defined as the institutional framework, which aims to eliminate any human attempt to dominate the natural world, in other words, the system, which aims to reintegrate humans and nature.
 ==Institutional framework ==

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 '''Inclusive Democracy''' is a political theory and political project that aim for [[direct democracy]], [[economic democracy]] in a [[stateless society|stateless]], moneyless and marketless economy, [[self-management]] (democracy in the social realm) and ecological democracy. The theoretical project of '''Inclusive Democracy '''('''ID'''; as distinguished from the political project which is part of the [[democratic]] and autonomy traditions) emerged from the work of political philosopher, former academic and activist [[Takis Fotopoulos]] in ''Towards An Inclusive Democracy'' and was further developed by him and other writers in the journal ''Democracy & Nature'' and its successor ''The International Journal of Inclusive Democracy'', an electronic journal freely available and published by the International Network for Inclusive Democracy. ID represents a synthesis of the [[libertarian socialism|libertarian socialist]] and the [[democracy|democratic]] tradition, as well as the experience of the [[new social movements]].
-According to Arran Gare, ''Towards an Inclusive Democracy'' "offers a powerful new interpretation of the history and destructive dynamics of the market and provides an inspiring new vision of the future in place of both neo-liberalism and existing forms of socialism" <ref> Arran Gare, [http://researchbank.swinburne.edu.au/vital/access/services/Download/swin:989/SOURCE1 "Beyond Social Democracy? Takis Fotopoulos' Vision of an Inclusive Democracy as a New Liberatory Project"] ''Democracy & Nature'', Vol. 9, No. 3 (November 2003), pp. 345-358(14) </ref>.
+According to Arran Gare, ''Towards an Inclusive Democracy'' "offers a powerful new interpretation of the history and destructive dynamics of the market and provides an inspiring new vision of the future in place of both [[neo-liberalism]] and existing forms of [[socialism]]" <ref> Arran Gare, [http://researchbank.swinburne.edu.au/vital/access/services/Download/swin:989/SOURCE1 "Beyond Social Democracy? Takis Fotopoulos' Vision of an Inclusive Democracy as a New Liberatory Project"] ''Democracy & Nature'', Vol. 9, No. 3 (November 2003), pp. 345-358(14) </ref>.
-Also, as [[David Freeman]] points out, although Fotopoulos' approach "is not openly anarchism, yet anarchism seems the formal category within which he works, given his commitment to direct democracy, municipalism and abolition of state, money and market economy". <ref>[http://www.inclusivedemocracy.org/journal/vol1/vol1_no3_freeman.htm "Inclusive democracy and its prospects"]Review by David Freeman of book ''Towards An Inclusive Democracy: The Crisis of the Growth Economy and the Need For a New Liberatory Project'', published in ''Thesis Eleven'', Sage Publications, no. 69 (May 2002), pp. 103-106. </ref>
+Also, as [[David Freeman]] points out, although Fotopoulos' approach "is not openly [[anarchism]], yet anarchism seems the formal category within which he works, given his commitment to direct democracy, [[municipalism]] and abolition of [[state]], [[money]] and [[market economy]]". <ref>[http://www.inclusivedemocracy.org/journal/vol1/vol1_no3_freeman.htm "Inclusive democracy and its prospects"]Review by David Freeman of book ''Towards An Inclusive Democracy: The Crisis of the Growth Economy and the Need For a New Liberatory Project'', published in ''Thesis Eleven'', Sage Publications, no. 69 (May 2002), pp. 103-106. </ref>
-Moreover, the French [[anarchist]] [[Jean-Claude Richard]] writes in ''Le Monde Libertaire'': â€œTakis Fotopoulos proposes to us the installation of an inclusive democracy whose principles are firmly within the [[libertarian]] ideal. This is not surprising since constant references turn up in the book to [[Peter Kropotkin]], [[Murray Bookchin]], [[John Clark]] and, especially, [[CorneIius Castoriadis]]â€<ref> Jean-Claude Richard, [http://www.inclusivedemocracy.org/journal/vol1/vol1_no2_richard.htm "Towards an Inclusive Democracy?"] '' The International Journal of INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY, Vol.1, No.2 (January 2005)'' </ref>. In addition, the British libertarian [[Michael Levin]] writing in Anarchist Studies and then in Democracy & Nature stresses â€œIn outlining his model of inclusive democracy Fotopoulos combines and builds on the lessons of ancient Greek democracy and the radical critiques of Murray Bookchin and Cornelius Castoriadisâ€ <ref> Michael Levin, [http://www.inclusivedemocracy.org/journal/vol1/vol1_no3_levin.htm " Still taking Democracy Seriously"]   ''The International Journal of INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY, Vol. 1, No. 3 (May 2005)'' </ref>.
+Moreover, the French [[anarchist]] [[Jean-Claude Richard]] writes in ''Le Monde Libertaire'': â€œTakis Fotopoulos proposes to us the installation of an inclusive democracy whose principles are firmly within the [[libertarian]] ideal. This is not surprising since constant references turn up in the book to [[Peter Kropotkin]], [[Murray Bookchin]], [[John Clark]] and, especially, [[CorneIius Castoriadis]]â€<ref> Jean-Claude Richard, [http://www.inclusivedemocracy.org/journal/vol1/vol1_no2_richard.htm "Towards an Inclusive Democracy?"] '' The International Journal of INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY, Vol.1, No.2 (January 2005)'' </ref>. In addition, the British libertarian [[Michael Levin]] writing in ''Anarchist Studies'' and then in ''Democracy & Nature'' stresses â€œIn outlining his model of inclusive democracy Fotopoulos combines and builds on the lessons of ancient Greek democracy and the radical critiques of Murray Bookchin and Cornelius Castoriadisâ€ <ref> Michael Levin, [http://www.inclusivedemocracy.org/journal/vol1/vol1_no3_levin.htm " Still taking Democracy Seriously"]   ''The International Journal of INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY, Vol. 1, No. 3 (May 2005)'' </ref>.
 Finally, [[James Herod]] states that "his approach is the closest to mine (or mine to his) that I have yet seen in contemporary anarchist literature. He believes in direct democracy, promotes both workplace and community assemblies, and most unusually, outlines a radical epistemology to undergird the whole thing. He describes a voucher system that would facilitate exchange within a community without relying on the market or money".<ref>[http://www.jamesherod.info/Getting_Free.pdf Review] by James Herod of book ''Towards An Inclusive Democracy: The Crisis of the Growth Economy and the Need For a New Liberatory Project'', published in book ''Getting Free'' (Lucy Parsons Center publications, 2007), pp. 137-138, [http://www.akpress.org/2007/items/gettingfreejamesherod distributed by AK Press Distribution] </ref>

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−	'''Inclusive Democracy''' is a political theory and political project that aim for [[direct democracy]], [[economic democracy]] in a [[stateless society\|stateless]], moneyless and marketless economy, [[self-management]] (democracy in the social realm) and ecological democracy. The theoretical project of '''Inclusive Democracy '''('''ID'''; as distinguished from the political project which is part of the democratic and autonomy traditions) emerged from the work of political philosopher, former academic and activist [[Takis Fotopoulos]] in ''Towards An Inclusive Democracy'' and was further developed by him and other writers in the journal ''Democracy & Nature'' and its successor ''The International Journal of Inclusive Democracy'', an electronic journal freely available and published by the International Network for Inclusive Democracy.	+	'''Inclusive Democracy''' is a political theory and political project that aim for [[direct democracy]], [[economic democracy]] in a [[stateless society\|stateless]], moneyless and marketless economy, [[self-management]] (democracy in the social realm) and ecological democracy. The theoretical project of '''Inclusive Democracy '''('''ID'''; as distinguished from the political project which is part of the [[democratic]] and autonomy traditions) emerged from the work of political philosopher, former academic and activist [[Takis Fotopoulos]] in ''Towards An Inclusive Democracy'' and was further developed by him and other writers in the journal ''Democracy & Nature'' and its successor ''The International Journal of Inclusive Democracy'', an electronic journal freely available and published by the International Network for Inclusive Democracy. ID represents a synthesis of the [[libertarian socialism\|libertarian socialist]] and the [[democracy\|democratic]] tradition, as well as the experience of the [[new social movements]].

	According to Arran Gare, ''Towards an Inclusive Democracy'' "offers a powerful new interpretation of the history and destructive dynamics of the market and provides an inspiring new vision of the future in place of both neo-liberalism and existing forms of socialism" <ref> Arran Gare, [http://researchbank.swinburne.edu.au/vital/access/services/Download/swin:989/SOURCE1 "Beyond Social Democracy? Takis Fotopoulos' Vision of an Inclusive Democracy as a New Liberatory Project"] ''Democracy & Nature'', Vol. 9, No. 3 (November 2003), pp. 345-358(14) </ref>.		According to Arran Gare, ''Towards an Inclusive Democracy'' "offers a powerful new interpretation of the history and destructive dynamics of the market and provides an inspiring new vision of the future in place of both neo-liberalism and existing forms of socialism" <ref> Arran Gare, [http://researchbank.swinburne.edu.au/vital/access/services/Download/swin:989/SOURCE1 "Beyond Social Democracy? Takis Fotopoulos' Vision of an Inclusive Democracy as a New Liberatory Project"] ''Democracy & Nature'', Vol. 9, No. 3 (November 2003), pp. 345-358(14) </ref>.

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 According to Arran Gare, ''Towards an Inclusive Democracy'' "offers a powerful new interpretation of the history and destructive dynamics of the market and provides an inspiring new vision of the future in place of both neo-liberalism and existing forms of socialism" <ref> Arran Gare, [http://researchbank.swinburne.edu.au/vital/access/services/Download/swin:989/SOURCE1 "Beyond Social Democracy? Takis Fotopoulos' Vision of an Inclusive Democracy as a New Liberatory Project"] ''Democracy & Nature'', Vol. 9, No. 3 (November 2003), pp. 345-358(14) </ref>.
-Also, as [[David Freeman]] points out, although Fotopoulos' approach "is not openly anarchism, yet anarchism seems the formal category within which he works, given his commitment to direct democracy, municipalism and abolition of state, money and market economy". <ref>[http://www.inclusivedemocracy.org/journal/vol1/vol1_no3_freeman.htm] by David Freeman of book ''Towards An Inclusive Democracy: The Crisis of the Growth Economy and the Need For a New Liberatory Project'', published in ''Thesis Eleven'', Sage Publications, no. 69 (May 2002), pp. 103-106. </ref>
+Also, as [[David Freeman]] points out, although Fotopoulos' approach "is not openly anarchism, yet anarchism seems the formal category within which he works, given his commitment to direct democracy, municipalism and abolition of state, money and market economy". <ref>[http://www.inclusivedemocracy.org/journal/vol1/vol1_no3_freeman.htm "Inclusive democracy and its prospects"] by David Freeman of book ''Towards An Inclusive Democracy: The Crisis of the Growth Economy and the Need For a New Liberatory Project'', published in ''Thesis Eleven'', Sage Publications, no. 69 (May 2002), pp. 103-106. </ref>
-Moreover, the French [[anarchist]] [[Jean-Claude Richard]] writes in Le Monde Libertaire: â€œTakis Fotopoulos proposes to us the installation of an inclusive democracy whose principles are firmly within the [[libertarian]] ideal. This is not surprising since constant references turn up in the book to [[Peter Kropotkin]], [[Murray Bookchin]], [[John Clark]] and, especially, [[CorneIius Castoriadis]]â€<ref> Jean-Claude Richard, [http://www.inclusivedemocracy.org/journal/vol1/vol1_no2_richard.htm "Towards an Inclusive Democracy?"] '' The International Journal of INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY, Vol.1, No.2 (January 2005)'' </ref>. In addition, the British libertarian [[Michael Levin]] writing in Anarchist Studies and then in Democracy & Nature stresses â€œIn outlining his model of inclusive democracy Fotopoulos combines and builds on the lessons of ancient Greek democracy and the radical critiques of Murray Bookchin and Cornelius Castoriadisâ€ <ref> <Michael Levin, [http://www.inclusivedemocracy.org/journal/vol1/vol1_no3_levin.htm " Still taking Democracy Seriously"]   The International Journal of INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY, Vol. 1, No. 3 (May 2005)</ref>.
+Moreover, the French [[anarchist]] [[Jean-Claude Richard]] writes in ''Le Monde Libertaire'': â€œTakis Fotopoulos proposes to us the installation of an inclusive democracy whose principles are firmly within the [[libertarian]] ideal. This is not surprising since constant references turn up in the book to [[Peter Kropotkin]], [[Murray Bookchin]], [[John Clark]] and, especially, [[CorneIius Castoriadis]]â€<ref> Jean-Claude Richard, [http://www.inclusivedemocracy.org/journal/vol1/vol1_no2_richard.htm "Towards an Inclusive Democracy?"] '' The International Journal of INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY, Vol.1, No.2 (January 2005)'' </ref>. In addition, the British libertarian [[Michael Levin]] writing in Anarchist Studies and then in Democracy & Nature stresses â€œIn outlining his model of inclusive democracy Fotopoulos combines and builds on the lessons of ancient Greek democracy and the radical critiques of Murray Bookchin and Cornelius Castoriadisâ€ <ref> Michael Levin, [http://www.inclusivedemocracy.org/journal/vol1/vol1_no3_levin.htm " Still taking Democracy Seriously"]   ''The International Journal of INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY, Vol. 1, No. 3 (May 2005)'' </ref>.
 Finally, [[James Herod]] states that "his approach is the closest to mine (or mine to his) that I have yet seen in contemporary anarchist literature. He believes in direct democracy, promotes both workplace and community assemblies, and most unusually, outlines a radical epistemology to undergird the whole thing. He describes a voucher system that would facilitate exchange within a community without relying on the market or money".<ref>[http://www.jamesherod.info/Getting_Free.pdf Review] by James Herod of book ''Towards An Inclusive Democracy: The Crisis of the Growth Economy and the Need For a New Liberatory Project'', published in book ''Getting Free'' (Lucy Parsons Center publications, 2007), pp. 137-138, [http://www.akpress.org/2007/items/gettingfreejamesherod distributed by AK Press Distribution] </ref>