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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
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...
Germany
Abstimmung21: Results of the of the first nation-wide vote in Germany
Abstimmung21, an initiative by Democracy International, Mehr Demokratie and Omnibus für Direkte Demokratie,...
Global
The Direct Democracy Navigator turns ten!
The Direct Democracy Navigator, a unique platform gathering all direct democracy and citizen participation...
USA
Join the discussion: Should the United States establish a nationwide...
As the United States presidential elections are approaching, it is easy to forget that on November 3rd...
Global
That's a wrap - Looking back on the first Online Forum on Modern...
From 21-29 September of this year, the world's largest gathering of direct democracy activists and experts...
European Union
Transnational instruments for transnational issues: The Fridays for Future...
While timely and necessary, the measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 have had an enormous impact not only...
Global
Seven lessons from the Corona-crisis: Interview with Tamara Ehs
Krisendemokratie is a book written by Tamara Ehs, which focuses on the Austrian democracy during the Covid-19...
Germany
German Direct Democracy in Action
Abstimmung21 intends to organise the first nationwide vote on socio-political issues in the history of...
Global
Online Discussions: Challenges and Recommendations
  Over the last couple of months, we organised several interactive online discussions on pertinent issues...