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LOS ANGELLES
Everyday People Will Get Paid to Design 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
Colombia
The Reasons Behind the Failure of the Colombian Peace Plebiscite
Everything about Colombia´s plebiscite for peace was unexpected. Not just the dramatic result - a rejection...
Switzerland
Townhall Meetings: Pre-modern Direct Democracy Updated
Town hall meetings in Switzerland are generally poorly attended, undermining their political legitimacy....
Switzerland
Direct Democracy and Human Rights as Partners
Parliaments and governments must listen closer to citizens and less to lobbyists of the military-industrial...
Global
Voting Until You Get The Result You Want
The excessive use of top-down popular votes across Latin America has become a sign of democratic weakness. ...
Switzerland
Towards a National Youth Parliament
In Switzerland there are 66 youth parliaments at the local and cantonal level. Although in many cases they...
USA
Global Outlook: Challenging Autumn Of Citizens Decisions
Four more months to go in 2016 and one billion citizens around the globe are about to make their voices heard...
California´s Coming Election Has More in Common With Brexit Than You Think
For a century, politicians in the most populated US state have relied on government-triggered initiatives and...
European Union
Democratic Idea Goes Around The World
Citizens' initiatives are a tool of modern direct democracy. Invented as an idea in the late 18th century,...
United Kingdom
Brexit And The Case For More, Not Less, Direct Democracy
Direct democracy can be overwhelming and even dangerous, or so some people now believe after the vote for...
How To Cure A Democratic Hangover?
For #Regrexit-fans and other voters, who found themselves uninformed on a major decision, experiments in the...