Stories

Digital Democracy and e-Governance
Digitalisation Can Divide Us or Empower Democracy — We Decide
Town halls are moving online, we are able to sign petitions from the comfort of our own homes, and collective action can suddenly start with a simple hashtag. Whether it is better connectivity, the ability to strengthen networks...
IDC Theme of the Month
Digital Democracy & e-Governance: How Digital Tools are Reshaping Citizen Participation in the 21st Century
On the International Democracy Community (IDC) platform, we're introducing monthly themes inspired by the ideas and interests you shared in our recent survey. We're kicking things off with the theme Digital Democracy and e-...
Botswana
Radical Democrats in Desert
Diamonds and deliberation.
Ireland
COLUMN: Bono for Mayor
An elected Dublin mayor could change world
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Art Credit: Public domain via Wikimedia
Global
Dracula Discută Democrație
'Democrația și vampirii au multe în comun'
Singapore
Show Us the Money
Health care and a lack of democracy.
Georgia
20 Days in the Caucasus
Inspiring struggles for democracy in lands of conflict.
Photo Credit: George M. Groutas via Flickr CC BY 2.0 Deed
Global
What is 'Smart Democracy'?
Also: how to meet me; summer school, vampires, comparing French and Nepali towns
Spain
Citizen Power in Action: A Legislative Initiative for Migrant Rights...
A current citizen initiative in Spain (Iniciativa Legislativa Popular, or ILP in its Spanish terminology) has...
Germany
My Local Ballot Is Too Big!
What to do about voter confusion? Here's a tool.
Art Credit; Public domain via Wikimedia.
Global
Dracula Talks Democracy
'Democracy and vampires have much in common' says 600-year-old count