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-...
European Union
The Direct Democratic Struggle About Free Trade
How to reconcile people power with trade politics? This question is about to be answered by modern direct...
Global
From East Asia with Democracy
Seoul, the Capital of South Korea, is a very big city. But when it comes to people power, many small steps...
Australia
From the Magna Carta to the European Citizen´ Initiative
800 years ago, on June 15, King John of England signed the famous contract on power sharing and the rule of...
Greece
The Greek short-cut referendum drama
With a popular vote on the complex bailout terms coming up this weekend, Europe and the world once again has...
Luxembourg
Cumbersome way forward to modern eligibility
It was a shortcut to extending voting rights for foreigners and young people. But the (already eligible)...
Tunisia
"Citizens are not a problem; they are part of the solution"
Tunisia is the first Arab country to implement participatory budgeting. In this conversation Bedis Bouziri...
Ireland
After the Super-Vote: Ireland, twelve points!
Hundreds of millions of citizens worldwide have been voting last weekend. While the ballot experiences as...
Tunisia
Tunis Declaration on Modern Direct Democracy adopted
Document. This declaration has been adopted by the 2015 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy in Tunis on...
Tunisia
Decentralizing Power in Tunisia — Not So Fast
Who says no one cares about a wonky subject like decentralized power? Asks Joe Mathews from Tunis. A first-...
Tunisia
Tunisian elders nurture decentralisation impetus
Decentralisation in Tunisia is imminent, according to Swiss democracy expert Andreas Gross, who advocates...