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LOS ANGELLES
Everyday People Will Get Paid to Design 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
European Union
Window Of Opportunity For Transnational Direct Democracy
It is a critical moment for modern democracy. In the months to come, the fate of the European Citizens ...
European Union
Window Of Opportunity For Direct Democracy
It is a critical moment for modern democracy. In the months to come, the fate of the European Citizens’...
European Union
Stop Glyphosate - fourth successful ECI
On 3rd July the organisers of the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) “Stop Glyphosate” submitted more than...
At "Constitution Cafés", We, the People, Try to Form a More...
Are Americans finally ready to un-rig their Constitutional system? The answer is yes, suggests Christopher...
European Union
Direct Democracy Instead of Civil War
A conflict full of explosives: religion, language and a social divide. Yet, for once, bloodshed could be...
Global
Democratic Shake Up: The Return Of Engaged Citizens
Since the premature announcement of 'the end of history' after the collapse of the Soviet Union, democratic...
Switzerland
‘The ECI needs to become stronger’
The New European Movement of Switzerland is one of the few organisations defying the current political trend...
Switzerland
Towards Universal Participatory Budgeting
"Participatory budgeting" where everyone can have a say on how public money is used - has become all the rage...
Making Direct Democracy Truly Democratic
When students take three days off work and class to head to the bright sunshine of the California coast, you...
With The President Out of The Country, Oregonians To Reinvent Democracy
Modern Direct Democracy by Initiative and Referendum in the United States was first known as the "Oregon...