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USA
Democracy Is Not on My Ballot
Reading ballot measures reveals an intent to confuse
USA
COLUMN A Local Measure for a New Political Era
Local politicians risk their power to create more colleagues
France
COLUMN Stop the Democracy In-Fighting
We need democracy ecosystems, not democracy waves.
USA
Local Measures Need a Counter
Two contradicatory ballot measures teach us better than one
Austria
#OurDemocracyLocal Erwin Mayer
Our new feature asks about your local democracy story.
Spain
Citizen Power in Action: A Legislative Initiative for Migrant Rights Through Direct Democracy
A current citizen initiative in Spain (Iniciativa Legislativa Popular, or ILP in its Spanish terminology) has...
California Ballot Measures from 2010 via Flickr by Josh Heller
USA
This Poll Makes You Deliberate
A digital version of the Deliberative Poll encourages democracy, more cheaply.
Photo courtesy of chekyfoto from Getty Images from Canva Pro https://www.canva.com/
Hungary
Direct democracy in Hungary is colonised: interview with Zoltán Tibor Pállinger
In Country in Focus, Democracy International takes a closer look at advances in modern direct democracy and...
Polling place in Surrey, British Columbia (Canada) for global Khalistan referendum
Canada
The Global Vote On Sikh Autonomy
The Khalistan referendum is not just about the Punjab. It's a preview of a future with transnational direct...
PODCAST: Direct Democracy in Latin America
Global
PODCAST: Direct Democracy in Latin America
 
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