Democracy Local

NEW YORK CITY
MEMO We Govern the Way We Campaigned: Together
The Question of Your Transition, Mr. Mayor-Elect, Is How to Institutionalize the Democratic Energy That Brought You Here
POEM
The Technocrat and The Local Can Be Friends
Democracy Local's year-end poem is about the relationship at the heart of local governance
USA
COLUMN Ugly Dogs & Lotttery Democracy
A citizens assembly in Northern California.
Global
Can 'Activated Citizenship' Fix 'Voice Insecurity'?
Marjan Ehsassi's new book, Activated Citizenship: The Transformational Power of Citizens Assemblies, delivers...
France
COLUMN Stop the Democracy In-Fighting
We need democracy ecosystems, not democracy waves.
USA
COLUMN A Hole in the Capital Ground
An office building for state will take local parkland and cost $1.2 billion
Global
Local Democracy Is Rebellion
it grows strong in hard ground
How 2 Lake Cities Fixed Homelessness
Deliberation and consensus solve local challenges.
USA
This Small Farm Town Puts Kids First
The Gonzales Way of Democracy
Ukraine
COLUMN How Ukraine's Cities Led in Democracy
Before the war, award-winning localities.
Local Democracy Data Center
Share your local governance and democracy data here.
Global
Democracy Local: An Introduction
Welcome to a new planetary publication, about local democracy, and of, by and for everyday people governing...