Documentation

On this page you can find the documentation & recordings of the 2023 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy panels and workshops

Read the Mexico City Declaration on Modern Direct Democracy 2023 (EN/ES)

Have a look at the pictures from the Forum and from the Pre-Tour

Session recordings and presentations

 

15:00-20:00: Official Global Forum Opening Evening: What is Direct Democracy Now?

Location: National Anthropology Museum

 

Transmisión en vivo en español: Foro Global de Democracia Directa Moderna 2023 (Día 1)

 

Livestream in English: Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy 2023 (Day 1)

17:00-18:00: Welcome remarks

18:00-18:20: Keynote interview: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on how Direct Democracy Can Be Used for Youth, Political Reform, and Climate Action (Remote)

18:20-18:40: Stories from around the world

18:40-19:40: Opening Panel: Will Direct Democracy Really Save Democracy? Experiences From Around the World


 

Location: Palacio de la Escuela de Medicina

 

11:55-12:00: Imagine Belfast! Founder Peter O’Neill on how to celebrate democracy

 

12:00-12:10: Short stories of democracy from around the world

- Story of Democracy From Around the World: Phnom Penh, Cambodia. By Sam Serey

 

12:10-13:10: Plenary Conference 1: What are the mechanisms of direct democracy, and how do they work in reality?

13:35-14:50:  Panel 1: Direct Democracy in Latin America: Cases from the Western Hemisphere

Transmisión en vivo en español: Foro Global de Democracia Directa Moderna 2023 (Día 2)

 

Livestream in English: Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy 2023 (Day 2)

 

Parallel sessions 1:

13:35-14:50:  Participation Slot 1: Workshop - The ABCs of participatory budgeting: sustainable cities and communities

 

13:35-14:50:  Panel 2: Is direct democracy a tool that empowers autocrats or rather a weapon the people can use against authoritarians?

 

13:35-14:50:  Participation Slot 2: Workshop - Making direct democracy deliberative: Reimagining citizens’ initiatives, with Healthy Democracy

 

13:35 - 14:50: Panel 3: Direct democracy without limits? The  scope of direct democracy in public policy, legislation, and constitutions

 

16:00-16:10: Short stories of democracy from around the world

- Story of Democracy From Around the World: Canberra, Australia. By Emma  Fletcher

 

Parallel sessions 2:

16:10-17:40: Panel 4 - How good is direct democracy for sustainability?

16:10-17:40: Participation slot 4: Panel - How digital technology is giving people power today

 

16:10-17:40: Participation slot 5: Workshop - Towards a democracy beyond elections: Citizen participation in the promotion of transparency and the fight against corruption

16:10-17:40: Participation slot  6: Workshop - Direct Democracy 101

 

16:10-17:40: Participation slot 8: Panel - Routes for the citizen’s empowerment through the construction of direct democracy

Evening event

18:45-20:00: Evening discussion "Are Elected Presidents Bad for Democracy?"

 

 

 

 

Location: TEC de Monterrey Campus

 

09:30-09:40: Short stories of democracy from around the world

09:40-11:00: Plenary Conference 2 - How should direct democracy fit with participatory and representative democracy?

 

11:00-11:10:  Short stories of democracy from around the world

- Roslyn Fuller, Solonian Democracy Foundation, Ireland. Why citizens assemblies aren't the solution.

 

Transmisión en vivo en español: Foro Global de Democracia Directa Moderna 2023 (Día 3)

 

Livestream in English: Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy 2023 (Day 3)

 

Parallel sessions 1:

11:30 - 13:00: Panel 5: Can direct democracy respond to the crisis of representative democracy?

11:30 - 13:00: Participation slot 9 - Workshop - Democratic leadership and deliberation: Lessons learned from the citizens of Brazilian cities

11:30 - 13:00: Panel 6: How do we  transition to direct democracy?

- Presentation by Eduardo Schindler, Switzerland/Chile (remote)

 

11:30 - 13:00: Participation slot 10: Workshop - Democratic Action Fund: Accelerate & equalize deliberative platforms
- Presentation by Marjan H. Ehsassi, Berggruen Foundation, USA.

 

11:30 - 13:00: Panel 7: Does direct democracy threaten human rights, or provide a way to protect them?

 

11:30-13:00: Panel 8: The silent manipulation of direct democracy

 

Parallel sessions 2:

14:30-16:00: Participation slot 11: Panel - Can direct democracy provide youth a path to decision-making power?

14:30-16:00: Participation slot 12:  Panel - Performance of electoral bodies in direct democracy exercises

 

14:30-16:00: Participation slot 13: Panel - Mechanisms for Citizen Participation in Key Sectors (health, security, construction and food)

 

14:30-16:00: Participation slot 14:  Panel - What has Mexico seen of Direct Democracy?   Mexican testimonies of direct democracy exercises

 

14:30-16:00: Participation slot 15: Panel - How can direct democracy better include those who have been underrepresented and discriminated against?

 

14:30-16:00: Participation slot 16: Workshop - Living democracy: beyond the electoral moment


16:30 - 16:40: A father’s vision and the future of democracy


16:40 - 18:10: Plenary Conference 3: Are The Courts Tough Enough for Direct Democracy?

 

Location: INE National Electoral Institute Headquarters

Transmisión en vivo en español: Foro Global de Democracia Directa Moderna 2023 (Día 4)

 

Livestream in English: Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy 2023 (Day 4)

10:00–10:05 Story of Democracy From Around the World: Former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles

10:00-11:30: Plenary Conference 4: What do electoral bodies need in order to facilitate direct democracy exercises?

11:30-11:40: Short stories of democracy from around the world

11:40 - 12:40: Plenary Conference 5: Democratic resilience in the 21st century: how can we make participation a tool for strengthening democracy?

12:35 - 13:10: 2023 Global Forum Declaration

13:10-13:30: Closing of 2023 Global Forum and invitation to 2024/25 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy