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What Young People Are Seeing, Changing and Questioning

A tote bag. A shrinking river. Plastic waste. A community where rubbish is not collected on time. These might seem like unrelated things, but they all appeared when we asked young people a simple question: what does protecting...

COLUMN The Future of Democracy Is in Your Local Trash

And That's a Good Thing

A Model Local Law for Calling & Funding Citizens Assemblies

Democracy Local produced a draft law. How would you change it?

Photo credit: by Joe Mathews

LOCAL SNAPSHOTS Oliver Peña Estevez

Democracy and Housing in Esplugues de Llobregat, Catalonia

Photo credit: by Joe Mathews

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

10 (Mostly Local) Steps Towards Better Democracy

Strong neighborhood organizations, better meetings, direct democracy, citizens assemblies, and participation...

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

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.

COLUMN: To Challenge Your Nation, Find Local Unity First

To Fight Trump, California Must Stop Fighting Itself

THIRD IN SERIES: Legislative Theatre in Masajja

The last of three excerpts from Greta Rios' lecture for International IDEA's "Stockholm Series" on Climate...

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...

Photo credit: People Powered

SECOND IN SERIES: Participatory policymaking in Chipinge Rural District

Second excerpt from International IDEA's Stockholm Series on Climate Change and Democracy lecture by Greta...