Anticipatory democracy

This is the combination of public participation in governance and future-oriented thinking by the participants. It is a theory of civics relying on democratic decision-making that takes into account predictions of the future. To do this anticipation, a range of futures research methods may be embedded into bureaucracies and public participatory processes Bioregional democracy can appear as a variant of anticipatory democracy in that it anticipates (using a similar scientific process) the ecological health outcomes of any given action. Deliberative, anticipatory and bioregional approaches can all be considered variants of participatory democracy with different thresholds of ease of participation, burden of proof, concern for non-human life or future generations, and reflection of participants' tolerances versus preferences or ideals of truth. . Other terms, which likewise have more specific associations with advocates or methods, include: grassroots democracy, semi-direct democracy, consensus democracy. The book, Anticipatory Democracy: People in Politics of the Future was published by Random House in 1978, edited by Clem Bezold.