Solonian Democracy Institute

Founded in 2017, Solonian Democracy Institute is a think tank based in Dublin, Ireland working on democracy & civil society.

The Solonian Democracy Institute is a non-profit research institute based in Dublin, Ireland, founded in 2017. It researches alternative democratic practices and seeks to deepen public participation beyond elections, increasing the number of people meaningfully involved in political decision-making. Its work covers participatory budgeting, citizens assemblies, digital democracy and verified civic engagement, as well as related issues such as economic equality and democracy. The institute publishes an annual SDI Digital Democracy Report that evaluates eDemocracy tools and is intended as a resource for policy makers, NGOs, academics and the democracy software industry. It also publishes interviews, opinion pieces and research, and runs events and workshops. In early 2025 it supported the UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji with a knowledge exchange workshop for Pacific parliaments held at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. The institute describes itself as a voluntary organisation and states that it is a non-profit rather than a registered charity.