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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
India
ADC: Voicing Out Through Local Votes
Despite suspicions of dirty tactics by central govenrment, Kashmir's voters went to the polls during...
USA
MAP Healthy Democracy Ecosystem
The first comprehensive look at the organizations working to improve democracy in the U.S.
Pakistan
ADC: New Provincial Law Limits Rights, Press
Protection or Pressure?
Global
Democracy Isn't Declining. The Nation-State Is
Local democracy increases—and offers an answer to the faltering nation-state
USA
EVENT Civic Solitude: Why Democracy Needs Distance
Public discussion of the third book in philosopher Robert B. Talisse's democratic trilogy
Canada
VLAHOS: Three Ways to Strengthen Neighborhood Governance
Bottoms-up engagement, community intermediaries, and defeating geography are crucial, writes Nick Vlahos
Global
TRAINING EVENT Do It Yourself Democracy
Free webinars, in English, Spanish and German, Oct 8 and 22, in professional, organizational, and democratic...
Global
DEM NEXT: A First-Ever Tech-Assisted Assembly
Citizens assembly members get to work on youth homelessness in Deschutes County, Oregon
Global
For You and Europe, a New 'Idea Laboratory'
Half of the European Parliament's members are new. This is a moment for your ideas.
ADC: Firing the Messenger
The Wall Street Journal fires a Hong Kong journalist who headed an association of reporters, setting a...