Stories - Austria

What the Austrian lockdown teaches us about our basic civil rights

While timely and necessary, the measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 have had an enormous impact not only...

Democracy - a shining star!

Austria has just weathered a government crisis and will hold new elections on 29 September. Two of our member...

“More or less democracy?” that’s the question

Erwin Mayer, Board Member Democracy International and Spokesperson for Mehr Demokratie Austria makes the case...

Austria Continues With A Black Eye

Austrians and their young democratic state experienced a true roller-coaster-ride recently. They failed to...

Global Forum 2016: How Cities Fix Democracy

Reykjavik, Vienna, Seoul, Los Angeles and Bern: these are pioneering cities in terms of modern participatory...

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

In Austria modern direct democracy is struggling to get off the ground due to the lack of unity and desire...