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MOSI
COLUMN The Local Assembly Beautiful Enough to Run a Nation
The Kgotla Mixes Democracy, Culture, and Technocracy to Govern Botswana
Jamaima Afridi for Asia Democracy Chronicles, courtesy Asia Democracy Chronicles. (Jamaima is also that story's author)
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MUNICH
THE PLANETARY PUEBLO: A New Model of Local Democracy and Governance
A New Model for a Locality That Governs Itself and the World
Photo by Bruno Kaufmann
MALMO
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BRUNO KAUFMANN? Malmo, Sweden
Finding Local Sucess in a City Defamed Internationally
SACRAMENTO
COLUMN Can a Politician Be Too Accomplished?
Gavin Newsom's Record May Be Too Long to Follow
MUNICH
EVENT Joe Mathews to Give Keynote at CONSULCON26 in Munich
On Sept. 17, at 1p, a look at local democracy's future
DUBUQUE
NATIONAL CIVIC REVIEW A Masterpiece of Civic Engagement
An Iowa City's Years-Long Leadership in Inclusion
TORONTO
NATIONAL CIVIC REVIEW Democratic Resilience on the Periphery
A Different Perspective on Civic Infrastructure
LIMA
NATIONAL CIVIC REVIEW The Quiet Power of Participation
A New Book from Peru
LIPA
COLUMN The Future of Democracy Is in Your Local Trash
And That's a Good Thing
OSTERBURG
MEHR DEMOKRATIE When Local Participation Becomes Too Expensive
Cost Stops a Local Assembly Short
CANBERRA
COLUMN Ban Social Media—For Adults!
If Kids Are Going to Be Taken Off Social, They Need Full Democratic Rights