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Hungary election
Hungary
The opposition understood the assignment.
The Hungarian 3-step plan to beat an authoritarian.  Autocrats around the world will study Orbán’s successes: how to consolidate power over time, how to reward loyalists, how to weaken watchdogs, and how to loot the state while...
Member Spotlight
Empowering Youth and Women for Elective Political Power in Nigeria
Following their earlier story, Children and Young People Living for Peace (CYPLP) returns with a second event contribution to the International Democracy Community. This September initiative marked International Democracy Day...
RAJOURI DISTRICT
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES: From Allies to Enemies
Modi Turns on Tribes Once Considered the Indian State's Eyes & Ears in Contested Kashmir
ALTADENA
COLUMN: How Local Fire Victims Can Take Control of Recovery
A New Kind of Government, the Climate Resilience District, Can Bring Focus—and Money
NEW YORK CITY
MEMO: We Govern the Way We Campaigned: Together
The Question of Your Transition, Mr. Mayor-Elect, Is How to Institutionalize the Democratic Energy That...
LOS ANGELES
PHOTO: LA Makes History With First Mini-Assembly on City Charter
Lottery-Selected Body Recommends 5 to 10-Year Infrastructure Plan, With Deep Community Input
POEM
The Technocrat and The Local Can Be Friends
Democracy Local's year-end poem is about the relationship at the heart of local governance
ANKARA
NEWS: Two Turkish Cities Are Finalists for 'European Capital of...
Ankara and Denizli Join Brussels and Tirana on Short List
LOS ANGELES
EVENT: Mini-Assembly #1 on Los Angeles Charter
A Lottery-Selected Group Considers Land Use in LA on December 13, 10 am to 5 pm
SAN DIEGO
COLUMN: Voter ID Is a Waste of Time
Voter Identification Rules Don't Stop Fraud. Or Suppress the Vote.
STANFORD
NOEMA: A New Governing Ecosystem Is Evolving
Institutions of citizen deliberation are a counterweight to partisan electoral politics.
PLANET EARTH
NOEMA: Inside the Push to Rebuild Society Around Ecosystems
An Old Green Dream Is Returning—With New Tools and Technologies.