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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-...

Democratic Idea Goes Around The World

Citizens' initiatives are a tool of modern direct democracy. Invented as an idea in the late 18th century,...

Brexit And The Case For More, Not Less, Direct Democracy

Direct democracy can be overwhelming and even dangerous, or so some people now believe after the vote for...

How To Cure A Democratic Hangover?

For #Regrexit-fans and other voters, who found themselves uninformed on a major decision, experiments in the...

Brexit-Vote Triggers Global Debate on Modern Direct Democracy

The decision by the British electorate to leave the European Union has created worldwide momentum for...

"A democratic emergency call"

People2power Editor-in-Chief Bruno Kaufmann says the outcome of the Brexit-vote is "a democratic emergency...

Goes Direct Democracy Digital?

Political campaigns increasingly take place on the internet, and in Switzerland, initiatives and referendums ...

The Excited and Enthusiastic Voters of the Philippines

The Philippines is a sports-loving nation - from boxing to basketball. Seven years ago, the government even...

What You Can and Can’t Learn from Switzerland

Modern direct democracy is unfinished: in his new book Swiss political scientist and global democracy...

Basic Income And The Power Of Direct Democracy

Swiss voters are due to decide on a people´s initiative to introduce an unconditional basic income on June 5...

Taiwan To Free Direct Democracy After Power Change

Taiwan's national legislature is about to liberalize existing restrictions on direct democracy mechanisms...