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LOS ANGELLES
Everyday People Will Get Paid to Change Their Own City Council
Look for this Postcard in the Mail. Sortition Begins in Historic LA City Charter Assembly
ANKARA
NEWS: Two Turkish Cities Are Finalists for 'European Capital of Democracy'
Ankara and Denizli Join Brussels and Tirana on Short List
Italy
Democracy and civic space in the eye of a health storm
While timely and necessary, the measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 have had an enormous impact not only...
European Union
Digital tools, Solidarity & Transnationalism: Opportunities for the...
While timely and necessary, the measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 have had an enormous impact not only...
Germany
Local initiatives in Germany have to sit out the lockdown
While timely and necessary, the measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 have had an enormous impact not only...
Italy
The delicate balance between emergency management and democracy in Italy
While timely and necessary, the measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 have had an enormous impact not only...
Global
Postponed: The 2020 Global Forum is now the 2021 Global Forum
The Covid-19 crisis has deeply affected public life all around the world, the Global Forum on Modern Direct...
France
French local elections in democratic limbo
While timely and necessary, the measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 have had an enormous impact not only...
Austria
What the Austrian lockdown teaches us about our basic civil rights
While timely and necessary, the measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 have had an enormous impact not only...
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European Union
European Citizens' Initiative: Collecting signatures under a lockdown
While timely and necessary, the measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 have had an enormous impact not only...
Germany
Do we have to worry about democracy?
The first shockwave is over. The personal contact ban in Germany has been in place for two weeks now and is...
Hungary
Orbán's reach for unlimited power
On Monday 3o March, the Hungarian parliament approved sweeping emergency powers for the government, in its...