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WHITEHORSE
FIDE-NORTH AMERICA Citizens Assembly Inisghts from Yukon
The Importance of a Chair and an Insight Committee
SUGINAMI
SWI: How A Swiss Innovation Changes Democracy in Japanese Communities
And the Democratic Leadership of a Female Mayor in Tokyo
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USA
COLUMN: To Challenge Your Nation, Find Local Unity First
To Fight Trump, California Must Stop Fighting Itself
Mexico
FIRST IN SERIES: Participatory Budgeting in Santa Ana Tzacuala
First of three excerpts from International IDEA's Stockholm Series of Public Lectures on Climate Change and...
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Uganda
THIRD IN SERIES: Legislative Theatre in Masajja
The last of three excerpts from Greta Rios' lecture for International IDEA's "Stockholm Series" on Climate...
USA
PODCAST The Future of My Local Community and Yours
On California Sun podcast, my state's future is tied to the world's local future.
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Zimbabwe
SECOND IN SERIES: Participatory policymaking in Chipinge Rural District
Second excerpt from International IDEA's Stockholm Series on Climate Change and Democracy lecture by Greta...
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USA
Five Positive Lessons from the US Elections for Europe
Here we go again.  Donald Trump has won the US presidential election, and I’m sure by now you’ve already...
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Global
PODCAST: Double Proportionality
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European Union
Can we predict what future European Citizens’ Initiatives will be?
1,000,000 signatures. 365 days. 7 member states. These are the heavy hurdles that organisers of European...
Global
You and Me (and Local Democracy) Against the World
Also: Bogota and Mumbai advances, beyond-human experiments and a democracy capital switch.
The Hague Mayor Jan van Zenen attending a rainbow flag raising ceremony at the U.S Embassy The Hague.
Netherlands
COLUMN A Local Coalition to Tear the Fascists Down?
No province or city can beat the far-right alone.