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-...
Australia
The Indigenous Voice referendum in Australia was doomed from the beginning...
On the 14th of October, Australians went to the polls to vote on a referendum for adding an Indigenous Voice...
Tunisia
Road to freedom won't be easy for Tunisia: interview with Ghofran...
In Country in Focus, Democracy International takes a closer look at advances in modern direct democracy and...
Brazil
Reviving Brazil's Local Budgeting
Letter from Brazil, on the  Birth, Decline, and  Resurgence of Participatory Budgeting
A Peace Wall in Belfast, courtesy of photographer Stephen Wilson.
United Kingdom
What Belfast and L.A. Have in Common
Democracy in divided cities requires remembering and forgetting.
The first gathering of the People's Assembly in Athens, Sept. 27 (photo by Joe Mathews)
Greece
The Next Democracy, On Athens Hill
Democracy was first built on a lot of loose rock.
Colombia
Frieden schaffen durch direkte Demokratie und Aktivist:innen als Politiker...
Kolumbien und Lateinamerika
Tunisia
How the Tunisian president is setting the country back years
Tunisia, once a beacon of hope after the Arab Spring due to promising democratisation movements, is now once...
Germany
Power of youth environmental activism
At Democracy International's Democracy Camp in Koblenz, we had the privilege of being hosted by Fridays for...
PODCAST: Direct Democracy in Latin America
Global
PODCAST: Direct Democracy in Latin America
 
Photo of the artist Lena Nicolajsen provided by the artist
European Union
The feeling of freedom: talking about rights through art
At the hot summer weekend of Cologne Pride, Europe Dome gathered over 150 visitors, presenting an art...