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ANKARA
NEWS: Two Turkish Cities Are Finalists for 'European Capital of Democracy'
Ankara and Denizli Join Brussels and Tirana on Short List
ADDIS ABABA
NEWSLETTER: The Planetocracy Is Coming, So Wear Your White Hats
Also: Impact Investing Against Democracy; Sub-Saharan Local Covenant; Cat-Mayor-Martyr
European Union
HomeParliaments: Discussing European Solidarity
1500 participants, 12 Member States, 31 politicians. How did these all people come together despite the Covid...
Global
Canceled: Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy 2021
As the pandemic continues to affect public life and travel all around the world, we have unfortunately seen...
Germany
Launch of the Citizens' Assembly on "Germany's Role in...
Last Wednesday, the Citizens' Assembly on Germany's Role in the World was launched. Over the period from 13....
Switzerland
New forms of participation to overcome the crisis
Governments around the world are struggling to prevent deaths and bankruptcies. For a well-established...
Global
Crisis governance as an approach and an opportunity
In times of crisis we show our true face: governments everywhere are learning this right now and reacting to...
USA
Webinar: Every Vote Counts
Much has been written on the US Presidential elections, but on 3 November American citizens voted on a lot...
USA
Ballot Measures about Ballot Measures
A report on three ballot measures challenging the citizen initiative amendment process in the 2020 US...
Chile
A success for democracy: Chileans vote for a new constitution
The Sunday of the vote will probably go down in the history of the South American country. On 25th of October...
USA
In the USA, direct democracy as a medicine against divisiveness
The fate of Donald Trump’s Presidency and the future of America weren’t the only choices confronting voters...
Germany
ABSTIMMUNG21 - One step closer to a nationwide referendum
Germany has a myriad of direct demcracy tools at the local and state level, but no instruments exist at the...