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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
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European Union
ECI Day 2018: Working together
On April 10, 2018, the ECI Day took place in Brussels for the seventh time, with the main organiser and host...
European Union
“We are fighting with unequal means”
In a last-minute bit of good news ahead of this year’s ECI Day, the ‘Minority SafePack’ European Citizens’...
Taiwan
How Taiwan got one of world´s best direct democracy laws
The first European explorers from Portugal called this land simply Ilha Formosa, the beautiful island. Today...
Global
What drives citizen participation?
For seven years, Dr Klaus Hofmann has been researching legal instruments of direct democracy worldwide for...
Peru
The missed opportunity of direct demoracy in Peru
After almost a century of politically and economically turbulent times, Peru has re-established democratic...
Belgium
Crowdsourcing is a step forward in citizen participation
This year's Digital Democracy Day, initiated by ECAS, focused on the question of how crowdsourcing can...
Global
All roads lead to Rome – Join us for the 2018 Global Forum on Modern...
Climate change, inequality, conflict - our challenges today are so great that we cannot pretend to be able...
Germany
What companies can teach democracy
The most successful companies have learned how to continuously adapt to new challenges, if we want to make...
Netherlands
Meer Democratie Netherlands to sue Minister over Abolition of the Dutch...
Meer Democratie, our Dutch partner organisation, is starting a legal case against Dutch Minister of Interior...
Korea South
Korea: From Teargas to Candlelight
In 1987, South Korean democratic protests achieved the direct election of the president, opening the door for...