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European Union
Mini-Europe to discuss the future of Europe
The first European elections to directly elect the European Parliament took place in 1979. In 2012, the European Citizens’ Initiative as the world’s first tool of transnational direct democracy was born. And in autumn 2021,...
Photo credit: Programmers Marlyn Wescoff and Ruth Lichterman wiring the right side of the state-of-the-art ENIAC computer in the 1940s - U.S. Army Photo – Public Domain
International
A critical United Nations update is available
Since the 1940s, we’ve updated our technological infrastructure, so why shouldn’t we update our democratic infrastructure?
European Union
European Public Sphere travels to Eastern Europe
The European Public Sphere is on tour again. This time we travel to Ukraine. As part of ASA, four young...
Switzerland
Governing the Internet from Rousseau’s hometown
If the internet is going to serve democracy around the world, it needs to have its own global government....
Tunisia
Tunisia, 10 years after the Arab spring - Interview with Dr Moncef Marzouki
What is the state of democracy in Tunisia, the birth place of the Arab Spring, ten years on? We spoke to...
Germany
Direct Democracy Goes Online
Michael Stanglmaier from Change.org e.V. in an interview about innn.it, a new online tool to promote direct...
Global
The right to vote as a matter of heart
Most countries claim to have universal suffrage. And yet, no country in the world fully applies it. Dealing...
European Union
The Conference on the Future of Europe: an Ode to the EU’s shortcomings
Much of what has gone wrong with the long-anticipated Conference on the Future of Europe is a direct...
International
The UN we need: key UN report includes calls for World Citizens’ Initiative
The newly published UN75 report, that outlines the future citizens everywhere want for the United Nations,...
European Union
HomeParliaments: Discussing European Solidarity
1500 participants, 12 Member States, 31 politicians. How did these all people come together despite the Covid...
International
Canceled: Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy 2021
As the pandemic continues to affect public life and travel all around the world, we have unfortunately seen...
Germany
Launch of the Citizens' Assembly on "Germany's Role in...
Last Wednesday, the Citizens' Assembly on Germany's Role in the World was launched. Over the period from 13....