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-...
Ireland
Strong NO rumbling from the voting booths, Irish Referenda defeated
Two Referenda to remove sexist language in the Irish Constitution resulted in a low turnout and a very...
Seoul
How Culture Frustrates Democracy
Our patriarchy and economic obsessions have slowed democracy—and inspired backlash.
This file was produced by Ayuntamiento of Madrid, the City Council of Madrid, and provided through Diario de Madrid. Diario de Madrid website. Creative Commons CC BY 4.0.
Global
Make Your Council Bigger
Better cities have bigger city parliaments.
CC 4.0 license. Demonstration in Hong Kong north coast against pseudo-universal suffrage., 2015
Switzerland
Make Voting Rights Universal
Truly universal suffrage doesn't exist. Let's change that.
Photo Credit Photographer: Florent MECHAIN/TravelMag.com travelmag.com, via Flickr, Creative Commons 2.0.
Bangladesh
Waiting in Pain
In Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts, Indigenous people tell Asia Democracy Chronicles that they are at...
Photo courtesy of Democracy International team, ECI Day 2024
European Union
The European Citizens' Initiative has an Opportunity to Take a Step...
The cornerstone of a well-functioning democracy lies in the extensive and robust participation of its...
Photo courtesy of Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Gender Equality Publishes Final Report press release, December 2022. Creative Commons License 2.0. Via Flickr, https://www.flickr.com/photos/oireachtas/
Global
The Meaning of Irish Defeat
A Roundup from Barcelona to Nelson Mandela Bay
Lead photo by Anders Henrikson, 2014 (Creative Commons license)
Global
Please Don't Save Democracy
It's not a penalty shot. Or a dollar in the bank.
Registration for the Democracy Camp 2024
Illustration Courtesy Asia Democracy Chronicles
The Hong Kong Diaspora's Power
How Hong Kongers continue to fight for democracy from abroad.