Democracy Local

RENCA
LOCAL SNAPSHOT Mayor Claudio Castro
Water Recycling, and Financing to Match Local Ambition
BANGKOK
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Across Asia, Youth Demand for Reform
Asia Democracy Network's 2026 Democracy Overview Tackles, Youth and Power Across Asia
(Map from International IDEA)
PRISTINA
READINGS The World's Invisible Electorate
Out-of-Country Voting Tests Democracy in Local Communities
TANGIER
MEET DEMOCRACY LOCAL IN TANGIER!
At the 2026 World Congress of United Cities and Local Governments
ASUNCIÓN
READINGS Municipal Youth Policies, and Their Lessons
Looking at Local Youth Participation in Buenos Aires and Asunción
LOS ANGELES
COLUMN The Mayor From Jaws Can Save Our City
Larry Vaughn Is Perfect for a City Determined to Ignore Serious Threats
Credit: State of California
SACRAMENTO
NOTICE You Can Enroll Now in Engaged California
A Group Representing Working Population Will Deliberate
Photos by Bruno Kaufmann
VADUZ
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BRUNO KAUFMANN? Vaduz
Visiting The Capital of Liechtenstein, a Tiny Industrial Powerhouse with a Princely Paradox.
LOS ANGELES
COLUMN With 61 Candidates, Does One Choice Make a Democracy?
Thunder! ForGod! Barack! How People Chose a Confusing Ballot
GABORONE
REGISTER NOW for the 2026 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy
Please join us in Botswana
LOS ANGELES
VIDEO: Can Cities Lead on Climate Change?
USC Panel Explains Why, Around the World, All Climate Action Is Local
HONG KONG
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Local Crackdown on Privacy, Booksellers
New national security rules expand police powers to access encrypted devices and widen the reach of sedition...