Stories

GRENOBLE
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BRUNO KAUFMANN? Grenoble
Visiting the Most Democratic City in France
Germany
The People’s Candidate
The United Nations is choosing its next Secretary-General at perhaps the most precarious moment in its history. The process tells us something uncomfortable about the institution the successful candidate will inherit: the UN has...
Germany
NOTE Where Climate Meets Community
A model project combines citizens juries with a referendum
USA
COLUMN A Local Measure for a New Political Era
Local politicians risk their power to create more colleagues
Global
A Stronger EU for the World
In a world facing global challenges, how should the EU act on the global stage? Have your say and contribute...
Diverse group of people giving each other high five
Global
"I would, if the others too..." - The feeling of our...
People who recognise democracies and stand up for the rule of law are world citizens of all nations. As...
Global
What is the Future of Where?
Bill Fulton, a brilliant thinker on place and local governance, debuts a new Substack, "The Future of Where."
USA
ARCHIVE The Dangers of Unincorporated Communities
From the archive: a book looks at how a serial killer's location—a community that isn't a municipality—let...
USA
COLUMN These Pandas Want to Participate
The San Diego Zoo's new giant pandas suggest that non-citizens and non-humans should have democratic rights.
Global
'Best Practice in Citizen Participation'
40 finalists for the International Observatory of Participatory Democracy awards.
USA
ARCHIVE Why Local Food Vendors Belong in Prison Yards
An inmate writes about how food connects a town and its prison.
India
ADC: Voicing Out Through Local Votes
Despite suspicions of dirty tactics by central govenrment, Kashmir's voters went to the polls during...