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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
Germany
35 Years of Mehr Demokratie: The Future of Mehr Demokratie
35 years ago, eight people had one goal: the introduction of direct democracy at all political levels,...
PODCAST: The Citizens' Chamber in the Canton of Vaud
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PODCAST: The Citizens' Chamber in the Canton of Vaud
   
Tunisia
Upon The Shadow - A Film Afternoon about the Living Realities of LGBTIQ...
On 6 June 2023, as part of the Tunisian Democracy Connectors project, we showed the documentary "Upon the...
Europe Dome at weltwärts festival 2023
Germany
Europe, LGBTQI+ and Human Rights - Democracy International at PrideCologne...
In a few weeks, Cologne will be colourful, proud and loud again. On the weekend from 7 to 9 July ColognePride...
France
Between abuses and political crisis : “state participation” in France...
"It's the idea that participation is not used to manage political dissensus and political contestation. It is...
Ukraine
Future elections and local direct democracy in Ukraine: interview with...
In Country in focus, Democracy International takes a closer look at advances in modern direct democracy and...
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Ukraine
Country in focus: Ukraine. What about direct democracy?
In Country in focus, Democracy International takes a closer look at advances in modern direct democracy and...
Bulgaria
3 generations of Bulgarians have not made a direct and final decision:...
Daniela Bozhinova, a Board Member of Democracy International, is a democracy researcher, activist, writer and...
Brazil
A letter from Brazil: The Participatory Budget Programme
One of the world’s great democratic innovations is about to make a big comeback in the place where it was...
Germany
The people of Berlin have decided - but in the end, nothing has been...
It is a rainy August day in 2022, I am standing on the Tempelhofer Feld in Berlin, a landmark of the city and...