The Solution of the Problem of Democracy (Part One of The Green Book)

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The Solution of the Problem of Democracy (Part One of The Green Book) is the section in Muammar Gaddafi’s political manifesto that outlines his alternative model of direct popular rule as a critique and replacement for conventional representative democracy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book section
political text
treatise on democracy
aimsTo justify direct rule by the masses
replace representative democracy
associatedWith Jamahiriya system
surface form: Jamahiriya political system

Third International Theory
author Muammar Gaddafi
centralConcept abolition of traditional representation
authority of the people
people’s committees as executive bodies
popular congresses as legislative bodies
countryOfOrigin Libya
criticizes electoral representation
parliamentary systems
political parties
representative democracy
describes mechanisms of people’s committees
mechanisms of people’s congresses
genre political manifesto
historicalContext Gaddafi’s rule in Libya
ideology Arab socialism
Islamic socialism
Third International Theory
influenced political structure of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
language Arabic
mainSubject democracy
direct democracy
political theory
popular rule
representative democracy
originalTitleLanguage Arabic
partOf The Green Book
politicalPosition anti-parliamentarian
anti-party
populist
positionInSeries part one
proposes rule through people’s committees
rule through people’s congresses
system of direct popular rule
relatedWork The Social Basis of the Third International Theory
surface form: The Social Basis of the Third International Theory (Part Three of The Green Book)

The Solution of the Economic Problem (Part Two of The Green Book)
targetAudience citizens of Libya
readers interested in alternative democratic models
timePeriodDescribed 20th century politics
usedAs ideological guide for Libyan political system

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Third International Theory hasPart The Solution of the Problem of Democracy (Part One of The Green Book)
The Solution of the Economic Problem (Part Two of The Green Book) relatedWork The Solution of the Problem of Democracy (Part One of The Green Book)
The Social Basis of the Third International Theory relatedWork The Solution of the Problem of Democracy (Part One of The Green Book)
this entity surface form: The Solution of the Problem of Democracy