Stories

Citizens for Climate
Germany
Insights from two Citizens for Climate Participation Pop-Ups in Denmark and Belgium
  Climate change is a challenge that affects everyone, but not everyone gets the same opportunity to have a say in how we respond to it. Across Europe, new ways of involving people in climate decisions are emerging. Citizens'...
JAKARTA
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES How to Retool for Resilient Democracy
Defending Democracy Needs More Savvy and Sacrifice From Civil Society
PAPUA
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES From Forests to Fields of State Ambitions
Food Estate Project in Indonesia Creates Uncertainty for Lives, Livelihoods, Culture
TANGIER
NEWS: What Did the World's Cities and a Global Trade Union Just Agree...
Public Service Intl and United Cities and Local Governments Strike a Deal
SAN MATEO
COLUMN An Inescapable, and Very Local, Political Family
The Lemperts Love Door-Knocking and Complicated Issues
MUNICH
EVENT Join Democracy Local at CONSULCON
A look at what local democracy might be.
LAMU COUNTY
AWARD Lamu County Wins World's Leading Prize for Local Peacebuilding
The north Kenya government codified peace in municipal law and budget.
LOS ANGELES
COLUMN I Pledge Allegiance to the United Scammers of America
For the 250th, Why Not a New Name?
Germany
Young people may not like AI as much as you think…
Have you noticed that Gen Z is on the rise against Artificial Intelligence (AI) globally? They do not only ‘’...
LOS ANGELES
WORLD CUP OF DEMOCRACY Onto the Semifinals
A World Cup Decided by Participation and Deliberation Reaches Knockout Rounds
Image from the European Citizens' Panel
European Union
European Democracy Needs More Than a Shield
With World Cup fever in the air, even those who don’t know much about football (....me), know one thing: in...
NUEVA VIZCAYA
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Pressured Lands, Fractured Lives
Local Communities Suffer in Global Race for 'Transition Minerals'