Stories

Citizens for Climate
Germany
Insights from two Citizens for Climate Participation Pop-Ups in Denmark and Belgium
  Climate change is a challenge that affects everyone, but not everyone gets the same opportunity to have a say in how we respond to it. Across Europe, new ways of involving people in climate decisions are emerging. Citizens'...
JAKARTA
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES How to Retool for Resilient Democracy
Defending Democracy Needs More Savvy and Sacrifice From Civil Society
Mongolia
Ancient Rituals, Modern Governance
Not enough Mongolian women are being elected to local office
Global
Can 'Activated Citizenship' Fix 'Voice Insecurity'?
Marjan Ehsassi's new book, Activated Citizenship: The Transformational Power of Citizens Assemblies, delivers...
USA
COLUMN Ugly Dogs & Lotttery Democracy
A citizens assembly in Northern California.
France
COLUMN Stop the Democracy In-Fighting
We need democracy ecosystems, not democracy waves.
USA
COLUMN A Hole in the Capital Ground
An office building for state will take local parkland and cost $1.2 billion
Global
Local Democracy Is Rebellion
it grows strong in hard ground
USA
This Small Farm Town Puts Kids First
The Gonzales Way of Democracy
Ukraine
COLUMN How Ukraine's Cities Led in Democracy
Before the war, award-winning localities.
Image of people participating in a conversation
South Africa
Reviving the Promises of the Freedom Charter: Participatory Democracy for...
The Freedom Charter, adopted by activist groups in 1955 during the early years of the apartheid regime,...
Germany
PODCAST: Germany's MMP Electoral System and Its Reform with Armin...