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ANKARA
NEWS: Two Turkish Cities Are Finalists for 'European Capital of Democracy'
Ankara and Denizli Join Brussels and Tirana on Short List
ADDIS ABABA
NEWSLETTER: The Planetocracy Is Coming, So Wear Your White Hats
Also: Impact Investing Against Democracy; Sub-Saharan Local Covenant; Cat-Mayor-Martyr
European Union
Conference on the Future of Europe, but actually make it inclusive
Since 2019, we have reported extensively on the developments around the Conference on the Future of Europe,...
Scotland
A Road to Independence
In 1998, with the Scotland Act, the Parliament of the United Kingdom established the modern Scottish...
Global
Can we trust citizens to organise our power utilities through direct...
There is  a growing trend of remunicipalisation of utilities worldwide - citizens at local and regional...
Podcast Rules of the Game
Global
PODCAST: Let the People Rule
   
European Union
The f(YOUTH)ure of the European Citizens’ Initiative
Great news for the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) and the future of youth participation in European...
Goodbye Ukrainian Vibes and see you next year!
Germany
Goodbye Ukrainian Vibes and see you next year!
“What really unites people is civic activism.” “I believe everyone should always stand up for justice. And...
USA
US Midterms: Abortion and direct democracy on the ballot
On November 8, around 170 million United States (US) voters were called to the polls for the midterm...
South Africa
New in the Community: Engage South Africa
We are excited to introduce Engage South Africa as one of the members of the International Community. Engage...
Global Forum Group Picture
Global
The Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy: The Swiss Way – A Direct...
On Wednesday the 21 September 2022 we took to Switzerland for our annual Global Forum on Modern Direct...
France
Direct democracy is back in the 21st century
The book entitled Direct democracies has just been published in French following several others is situated...