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LOS ANGELLES
Everyday People Will Get Paid to Change Their Own City Council
Look for this Postcard in the Mail. Sortition Begins in Historic LA City Charter Assembly
ANKARA
NEWS: Two Turkish Cities Are Finalists for 'European Capital of Democracy'
Ankara and Denizli Join Brussels and Tirana on Short List
Photo credit: by Joe Mathews
Spain
LOCAL SNAPSHOTS Oliver Peña Estevez
Democracy and Housing in Esplugues de Llobregat, Catalonia  
Photo credit: Bill Fulton, Future of Where
USA
FUTURE OF WHERE Local Attachments May Leave Behind Nations, States
Increasingly, our connection to people in other places shapes identity.
Photo credit: by Joe Mathews
Scotland
COLUMN Your Children Can't Be Stopped
A city museum conveys a global narrative of children's rising power.
Photo credit: City of Boulder via National Civic League
USA
10 (Mostly Local) Steps Towards Better Democracy
Strong neighborhood organizations, better meetings, direct democracy, citizens assemblies, and participation...
Switzerland
REVIEW: How a City and a Pandemic Birthed Direct Democracy
Former Swiss Politician Andreas Gross’ Book about Swiss Democracy's Origins Holds Global & Local Lessons
Romania
Together for a better European Union
The set of recommendations proposed by the participants of the EU for Global Transnational Citizens' Panel in...
Photo credit: by Gage Skidmore from Peoria, via Wikimedia, AZCC BY-SA 2.0.
USA
COLUMN: To Challenge Your Nation, Find Local Unity First
To Fight Trump, California Must Stop Fighting Itself
Logo from Masajja Youth Council Facebook page.
Uganda
THIRD IN SERIES: Legislative Theatre in Masajja
The last of three excerpts from Greta Rios' lecture for International IDEA's "Stockholm Series" on Climate...
Mexico
FIRST IN SERIES: Participatory Budgeting in Santa Ana Tzacuala
First of three excerpts from International IDEA's Stockholm Series of Public Lectures on Climate Change and...
USA
PODCAST The Future of My Local Community and Yours
On California Sun podcast, my state's future is tied to the world's local future.
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