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European Union
Lessons from the Conference on the Future of Europe
The EU must embark on a path to treaty change and a new European Convention The Conference on the Future of Europe was launched on Europe Day, May 9, 2021 with plenty of political assurances from the EU about reinvigorating...
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Germany
Welcome Back: Ukrainian Vibes – European Public Sphere
For the further development of Europe and European civic rights, we are highly dependent on the functioning of Europe's hallmark: democracy. In a democracy we are always stronger together than alone. Exchanging our opinions and...
Switzerland
PODCAST: The evolution of women's political power in Switzerland
   
Mexico
AMLO vs. AMLO: the President who recalled himself
On April 10, Mexican voters had the possibility to remove President Andrés Manuel López Obrador from office....
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France
Might this month’s French elections be the prelude to another French...
The problems with these dismal elections are many—low turnout, moribund public debate, the popularity of...
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Ukraine
Can Ukraine's experiments in local democracy survive the invasion?
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Belarus
A referendum? The case of Belarus
When people talk about referendums, it is often assumed that it is a process that serves democracy; people...
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Italy
Italian court blocks referendums – the constitutional check explained
Italy's Constitutional Court on Tuesday blocked an attempt to hold a referendum on euthanasia, transferring...
Global
A deep dive into democratic institutions: 'Rules of the Game'
Every two weeks the political economic Stephan Kyburz publishes an exciting episode of his podcast ‘Rules of...
International
Wishes, Plans and Goals: Democracy International 2022
After Democracy International celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2021, we are now setting sail for another...
International
Parliamentarians from around the globe call for UN reform
Over 120 members of parliament from over 40 countries have lent their support to our ongoing We The Peoples...
Taiwan
PODCAST: Taiwan's Direct Democracy with Yen-Tu Su