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Democracy Under Pressure

                        When freedoms erode, people push back.

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              How can democracy keep pace in cities of over a million people?

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Stories from our network

Germany
EVENT: Democracy From the Ground Up: Participation in Big Cities
November 19, 7a Pacific, 16:00 CET.
Image created by Joe Mathews with Google Gemini
United States of America
COLUMN Dear UN, Send Election Observers to California
When international intervention is necessary in sub-national voting.
Indonesia
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES A Murky Shade of Green
Geothermal ambitions clash with the indignenous peoples of an Indonesian village.
Spain
LOCAL SNAPSHOT: Mayor Luis Barcala
'We apply AI to make urban governance more people-centered'
Photo credit CC 4.0 by Tehran Picture Agency
Iran
LOCAL SNAPSHOT Mayor Alireza Zakani
'Small Steps at Local Scale Can Be a Starting Point to Huge Transformation'
Photos by Bruno Kaufmann
Sweden
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BRUNO KAUFMANN? Gothenburg
The World's Biggest Local Democracy Unit, on the Swedish West Coast
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Stories from our network

Germany
EVENT: Democracy From the Ground Up: Participation in Big Cities
November 19, 7a Pacific, 16:00 CET.
Image created by Joe Mathews with Google Gemini
United States of America
COLUMN Dear UN, Send Election Observers to California
When international intervention is necessary in sub-national voting.
More stories

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19 November 2025
Democracy from the Ground Up: How Political Participation is Implemented in Million-Plus Cities
  Cologne , DE
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