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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
Democratic Idea Goes Around The World
Citizens' initiatives are a tool of modern direct democracy. Invented as an idea in the late 18th century,...
United Kingdom
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...
United Kingdom
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...
United Kingdom
"A democratic emergency call"
People2power Editor-in-Chief Bruno Kaufmann says the outcome of the Brexit-vote is "a democratic emergency...
Switzerland
Goes Direct Democracy Digital?
Political campaigns increasingly take place on the internet, and in Switzerland, initiatives and referendums ...
Philippines
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...
Switzerland
What You Can and Can’t Learn from Switzerland
Modern direct democracy is unfinished: in his new book Swiss political scientist and global democracy...
Switzerland
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
Taiwan To Free Direct Democracy After Power Change
Taiwan's national legislature is about to liberalize existing restrictions on direct democracy mechanisms...