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NEWS: Two Turkish Cities Are Finalists for 'European Capital of Democracy'

Ankara and Denizli Join Brussels and Tirana on Short List

NEWSLETTER: The Planetocracy Is Coming, So Wear Your White Hats

Also: Impact Investing Against Democracy; Sub-Saharan Local Covenant; Cat-Mayor-Martyr

Towards a National Youth Parliament

In Switzerland there are 66 youth parliaments at the local and cantonal level. Although in many cases they...

Global Outlook: Challenging Autumn Of Citizens Decisions

Four more months to go in 2016 and one billion citizens around the globe are about to make their voices heard...

California´s Coming Election Has More in Common With Brexit Than You Think

For a century, politicians in the most populated US state have relied on government-triggered initiatives and...

Democratic Idea Goes Around The World

Citizens' initiatives are a tool of modern direct democracy. Invented as an idea in the late 18th century,...

Brexit And The Case For More, Not Less, Direct Democracy

Direct democracy can be overwhelming and even dangerous, or so some people now believe after the vote for...

How To Cure A Democratic Hangover?

For #Regrexit-fans and other voters, who found themselves uninformed on a major decision, experiments in the...

Brexit-Vote Triggers Global Debate on Modern Direct Democracy

The decision by the British electorate to leave the European Union has created worldwide momentum for...

"A democratic emergency call"

People2power Editor-in-Chief Bruno Kaufmann says the outcome of the Brexit-vote is "a democratic emergency...

Goes Direct Democracy Digital?

Political campaigns increasingly take place on the internet, and in Switzerland, initiatives and referendums ...

The Excited and Enthusiastic Voters of the Philippines

The Philippines is a sports-loving nation - from boxing to basketball. Seven years ago, the government even...