although representative democracy is the form most commonly adopted, other models of democracy can be found. There is currently considerable interest in the development of deliberative and e-democracy. Deliberative democracy is based on the idea that political differences can be resolved through the search for new solutions, informed by Open and respectful debate between different viewpoints and where the individuals involved commit to searching for a way ahead rather than defending their pre-existing positions. Such approaches may be more appropriate to some types of problem than others, but globally there is considerable momentum behind these new collectivist approaches to democracy.