Stories

Digital Democracy and e-Governance
Digitalisation Can Divide Us or Empower Democracy — We Decide
Town halls are moving online, we are able to sign petitions from the comfort of our own homes, and collective action can suddenly start with a simple hashtag. Whether it is better connectivity, the ability to strengthen networks...
SUGINAMI
SWI: How A Swiss Innovation Changes Democracy in Japanese Communities
And the Democratic Leadership of a Female Mayor in Tokyo
BRATISLAVA
SWI: Does Democracy Make a Place Richer?
Do Prosperity and Democracy Still Go Together?
OAKLAND
COLUMN: Why Can't I Quit This California-Invented Gambling Game?
Invented in Oakland, Fantasy Sports Has Us in Its Grip
CHICAGO
NATIONAL CIVIC LEAGUE: Local Governments and Community Foundation
Potential Partners? And a Meeting on Sept. 30 in Chicago.
BOULDER
NATIONAL CIVIC REVIEW: Reimaginging the Local Public Meeting
A Case Study of Strengthening Local Democracy in a Colorado City
GEDANGROWO
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES: Not Our Trash
East Java Villages Struggle to Manage World's Plastic Waste
SACRAMENTO
COLUMN: FIGHTING 'FIRE WITH FIRE' AND ALL-CAPS
Does being tyrannical really topple a tyrant?
HONG KONG
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES: Weaponing Bureaucracy to Stifle Dissent
Hong Kong Uses Tax Audits, Licensing, Inspections
DECATUR
NATIONAL CIVIC REVIEW: A City Charter Commission Brings In the People
Georgia City Charter Effort Employs Democratic Innovation
NEWPORT BEACH
LOCAL SNAPSHOTS: Mayor Joe Stapleton
A Long, Gnarly Paddle for a Fallen Lifeguard—And Local Community
KUNIGAMI, OKINAWA
COLUMN: A Planetary Game of Local Warnings
6,500 Miles Away From Home, a Possible Tsunami Taught Local Lessons