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10th anniversary European Citizens' Initiative
European Union
European Citizens’ Initiative: 10-year anniversary!
The European Union, since its inception in the 1990s, has attempted to build its political foundations on the power of collective action and unity. The European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) was first proposed with the intent of...
Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy 2022
Switzerland
Home stretch: less than 100 days to the Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy
Finally! After two years of pandemic-related uncertainty and a first-ever online edition, our much-anticipated Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy is taking place in person again. Over 300 direct democracy supporters from...
Ukrainian Vibes - European Public Sphere in Cologne
Germany
Ukrainian Vibes on Tour
Three months of intensive planning, networking and promoting have already passed since Ukrainian Vibes 2022...
Rules of the Game - Podcast
Chile
PODCAST: Chile's New Constitution with Gabriel Negretto
 
Conference on the Future of Europe
European Union
A European Convention: What does it mean?
On the 24th of February 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, there was a need for strong leadership and a...
Switzerland
PODCAST: The evolution of women's political power in Switzerland
   
Mexico
AMLO vs. AMLO: the President who recalled himself
On April 10, Mexican voters had the possibility to remove President Andrés Manuel López Obrador from office....
Image: Lessons from the Conference on the Future of Europe
European Union
Lessons from the Conference on the Future of Europe
The EU must embark on a path to treaty change and a new European Convention The Conference on the Future of...
Image Welcome Back: Ukrainian Vibes – European Public Sphere
Germany
Welcome Back: Ukrainian Vibes – European Public Sphere
For the further development of Europe and European civic rights, we are highly dependent on the functioning...
Image Might this month’s French elections be the prelude to another French Revolution?
France
Might this month’s French elections be the prelude to another French...
The problems with these dismal elections are many—low turnout, moribund public debate, the popularity of...
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Ukraine
Can Ukraine's experiments in local democracy survive the invasion?
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Belarus
A referendum? The case of Belarus
When people talk about referendums, it is often assumed that it is a process that serves democracy; people...