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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
Democracy Day: Scared Of Simple Answers
A few months ago populism was surging in an unstoppable increase. This week it is collapsing in terminal...
Sweden
What The World Can Learn From Sweden´s Lane Change
What happens when the people want to go in one direction, and the government wants to go in another. A new...
USA
Save The World With Local Democracy
... Local Democracy.... September 15 is the International Day of Democracy, which brings together the sort of...
Australia
Australia To Start Direct Democratic Experience on September 12
Australia is set to become the second nation in the world to hold a popular vote on same-sex marriage in the...
Sweden
Towards International Democracy Day: Welcome to Falun
Ten years ago, the United Nations established a global annual opportunity to celebrate this planets most...
European Union
Towards A Hot Autumn Of Popular Voting
Hundreds of millions of people around the world will be called to make mayor decisions at the ballot box this...
Voting Rights For Non-Citizens Isn't a Radical Idea
As President wildly goes against democratic rights in the United States, Joe Mathews proposes to transform...
European Union
Window Of Opportunity For Transnational Direct Democracy
It is a critical moment for modern democracy. In the months to come, the fate of the European Citizens ...
European Union
Window Of Opportunity For Direct Democracy
It is a critical moment for modern democracy. In the months to come, the fate of the European Citizens’...
European Union
Stop Glyphosate - fourth successful ECI
On 3rd July the organisers of the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) “Stop Glyphosate” submitted more than...