Document Type : Original Article
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Associate Professor, Department of Law, H.C., Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran
10.22091/ijicl.2026.13928.1182
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The study aims to validate that implementing direct democracy in public administration has the potential to replace traditional hierarchical structures. Through a comparative analysis of components of direct democracy and the requisites of public administration, this article introduces the elements of direct democracy in public administration. Findings: the components of direct democracy encompass the value and legal equality of citizens, pluralism (as an extension of equality), public participation in all public affairs, public control, protection and promotion of human rights, decision-making through the consensus method, the general assembly, and the rule of law, the law which naturally arises from these foundational components. Conclusion: The components of direct democracy, in alignment with the characteristics of administration, involve the establishment of an inclusive general assembly of employees, decision-making in the inclusive general assembly of employees by consensus, ensuring value-legal equality among employees, active participation of all employees in the inclusive general assembly of employees, supervision through the inclusive general assembly of employees, implementing direct democracy as much as possible in appointments, promotions, and disciplinary proceedings, and enacting a regulatory-contractual framework through the inclusive general assembly of employees. Despite widespread efforts to embrace democracy, the hierarchy within public administration poses a significant obstacle to democratic reforms. Resolving this impasse requires replacing the direct democratic management approach within the administration instead of hierarchical structure.
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