Stories - Direct Democracy

Democracy Is Not on My Ballot

Reading ballot measures reveals an intent to confuse

COLUMN A Local Measure for a New Political Era

Local politicians risk their power to create more colleagues

COLUMN Stop the Democracy In-Fighting

We need democracy ecosystems, not democracy waves.

Local Measures Need a Counter

Two contradicatory ballot measures teach us better than one

#OurDemocracyLocal Erwin Mayer

Our new feature asks about your local democracy story.

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

This Poll Makes You Deliberate

A digital version of the Deliberative Poll encourages democracy, more cheaply.

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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

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

PODCAST: Direct Democracy in Latin America