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
Global
Can we trust citizens to organise our power utilities through direct...
There is  a growing trend of remunicipalisation of utilities worldwide - citizens at local and regional...
Podcast Rules of the Game
Global
PODCAST: Let the People Rule
   
European Union
The f(YOUTH)ure of the European Citizens’ Initiative
Great news for the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) and the future of youth participation in European...
Goodbye Ukrainian Vibes and see you next year!
Germany
Goodbye Ukrainian Vibes and see you next year!
“What really unites people is civic activism.” “I believe everyone should always stand up for justice. And...
USA
US Midterms: Abortion and direct democracy on the ballot
On November 8, around 170 million United States (US) voters were called to the polls for the midterm...
South Africa
New in the Community: Engage South Africa
We are excited to introduce Engage South Africa as one of the members of the International Community. Engage...
Global Forum Group Picture
Global
The Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy: The Swiss Way – A Direct...
On Wednesday the 21 September 2022 we took to Switzerland for our annual Global Forum on Modern Direct...
France
Direct democracy is back in the 21st century
The book entitled Direct democracies has just been published in French following several others is situated...
Tunisia
Tunisia: A U-turn from democracy
Once regarded as the sole democracy that has emerged from the mass protests of the Arab Spring in 2011,...
PODCAST: Current Developments of Direct Democracy in Germany
Global
PODCAST: Deliberative Democracy and Citizens’ Assemblies