The r/achipelago subreddit is quite small but exists for hobbyists to share designs for alternative political systems and to consider the effects the alternatives would have. Most of what’s there right now is about electoral systems rather than full institutional structures. Some posts include links to resources, such as one of my favorites, The Electoral System Design Handbook, which describes case studies of several countries and the typical good and bad effects of different design decisions.
“Ideal governance” depends on what ideals you’re aiming for, of course. There have been proposed improvements to futarchy such as this one, which picks utilitarianism as its explicit ideal. An explicitly virtue theorist option could be to modernize Plato’s Republic instead. Granted, these are extreme examples. For more sober-minded investigation into ideal governance, you’d of course want to start with criteria that are well-defined and pragmatic, rather than broad philosophical or ideological traditions.
The r/achipelago subreddit is quite small but exists for hobbyists to share designs for alternative political systems and to consider the effects the alternatives would have. Most of what’s there right now is about electoral systems rather than full institutional structures. Some posts include links to resources, such as one of my favorites, The Electoral System Design Handbook, which describes case studies of several countries and the typical good and bad effects of different design decisions.
“Ideal governance” depends on what ideals you’re aiming for, of course. There have been proposed improvements to futarchy such as this one, which picks utilitarianism as its explicit ideal. An explicitly virtue theorist option could be to modernize Plato’s Republic instead. Granted, these are extreme examples. For more sober-minded investigation into ideal governance, you’d of course want to start with criteria that are well-defined and pragmatic, rather than broad philosophical or ideological traditions.