Blockchain Innovation for Direct Democracy

Authors

  • Nathaporn Kayasith Doctoral student in the Doctor of Philosophy Program in Social, Business, and Political Leadership, College of Social Innovation, Rangsit University
  • Poramez Kumarnboon Master’s student in the Defense Engineering and Technology Program, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University

Keywords:

Direct democracy, Blockchain, Consensus

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to design the principles for applying blockchain technology to create a fully direct democratic system governed through decentralization, there is decentralized network without top executive teams and the representatives. It built on automated rules encoded in smart contracts that consensus decision making from people directly. Anytime, their need empowering the laws or support community decision-making, the issues will send to every mobile phone and ideal individual acceptance criteria.

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Published

18-08-2025

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2025): ๋January - December 2025

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