Democracy Local

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

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BRUNO KAUFMANN? Malmo, Sweden

Finding Local Sucess in a City Defamed Internationally

AWARDS: Meet the Democracy Innovation Winners

At Vienna City Hall, honors for Europe's most promising democracy innovations.

NEWSLETTER: All Democracy Resilience Is Local. Democracy in Defense...

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COLUMN: It's the World's Longest Local Light Rail. I Hate It.

The A Line Connects My L.A. Life. But It's Slow and Frustrating

TESTIMONY: The Commission to Strengthen Local Democracy

New York City considers how to strengthen local government to defend itself in a hostile world.

COLUMN: Why California Needs COW Now

California, Oregon and Washington Are Governing Together. Is the Next Step to a New Republic?

COLUMN: Swapping Regional Office Carries Risks

California's governor and senator may switch positions.

ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES: A Small Town and the Last Coal Plant

In a Small Town in the Southern Philippines, the Stalling of a Coal Plant's Closing

SWIS: How Important Is Volunteering to Democracy?

If You Volunteer, You're More Likely to Understand Compromise and Democracy

NEW FEATURE: Where In the Democratic World is Bruno Kaufmann?

A Norwegian town on the Russia border feels pressure, and sees promise, in geopolitics

SWI: Does Democracy Make a Place Richer?

Do Prosperity and Democracy Still Go Together?