Stories - Germany

Summer Academy: Professionalising Democracy Developement

The first Summer Academy for Democracy Development took place from 23 to 25 August 2019. It was organized by...

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

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

"No one should be angry"

On May 5 it finally happened: the first event of the NRW tour of the European Public Sphere took place in...

"Dissatisfied with democracy"

The rightwing AfD party has made it into the German Bundestag. What's up with democracy in Germany? Are the...

Popular Votes On Strengthening Modern Direct Democracy In Ticino And Geneva

More than 100 million people across the world were called to the ballot stations on the last weekend of...

Towards A Hot Autumn Of Popular Voting

Hundreds of millions of people around the world will be called to make mayor decisions at the ballot box this...

How Families Can Make Democracy Democratic Again

In any system, whether it´s totalitarian-led or democratic, the private - the social warmth of one´s own...

Democratic Idea Goes Around The World

Citizens' initiatives are a tool of modern direct democracy. Invented as an idea in the late 18th century,...

Citizen power in Germany: ready for the next step

Germany´s More Democracy group is an example of worldwide attempts to boost citizens´ participation in...