The software used by the pirate party is representative in so far as you can delegate your vote - on specific matters - to someone you judge to be more knowledgable than you, on that topic. He will represent you.
Two obvious differences from the rythmic-vote kind of democracy are a) you can remove you vote from your representative at any time and b) you entitle them to represent you on specific matters only.
Mind you, I've not yet used the software, but that's how someone deeply involved with the pirate party has explained it to me.
Since it seems that you can keep your vote to yourself, and in that case it indeed functions as a direct democracy... I guess that's what is "liquid" about it: http://liquidfeedback.org/mission/
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The software used by the pirate party is representative in so far as you can delegate your vote - on specific matters - to someone you judge to be more knowledgable than you, on that topic. He will represent you.
Two obvious differences from the rythmic-vote kind of democracy are a) you can remove you vote from your representative at any time and b) you entitle them to represent you on specific matters only.
Mind you, I've not yet used the software, but that's how someone deeply involved with the pirate party has explained it to me.
Since it seems that you can keep your vote to yourself, and in that case it indeed functions as a direct democracy... I guess that's what is "liquid" about it: http://liquidfeedback.org/mission/