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NEW YORK
WORLD CUP OF DEMOCRACY: The Final and a Champion
Spain and Switzerland. Who Will Be the Winner?
THE HAGUE
LOCAL SNAPSHOT Mayor Jan Van Zanen
'Peace Is Built at the Level of Government Closest to the People'
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LOS ANGELES
COLUMN Reform Isn't Enough. The City Must Be Refounded
Existential Threats Require New Boundaries, New Finance, New Civil Defense
While the Citizens’ Assembly 2025 went ahead at the national level in Switzerland last year, a similar project in Geneva was cancelled at short notice by local authorities in early 2026. Keystone / Alessandro Della Valle
GENEVA
SWI Are Citizens Assemblies Declining With Democracy?
Long-Planned Assembly in Geneva Canceled by Authorities Just Before It Was to Begin
LOS ANGELES
COLUMN Do Blindfolds Bridge Local Divides?
Gabriel Kahan's Creative Assemblies Get Cops, Screenwriters, and Localities to Come Together and Listen
Germany
Not Just Listening, Deciding: Youth Inside a Citizens’ Assembly Workshop...
You might be wondering how a topic like citizens’ assemblies, something that can easily feel technical or...
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European Union
LightLab Democracy: What is the responsibility of Europe in the world?
From 15 to 19 April 2026, we brought together 137 participants, including guests from ten countries, at the...
BUDAPEST
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BRUNO KAUFMANN? Budapest
Watching How Local Democracy Made Orban's Defeat Possible
LOS ANGELES
Democracy Local Is a New Regional Partner of Consul Democracy
Consul Democracy Is a Complete Citizen Participation Too for Open, Transparent, Democratic Government
LOS ANGELES
VIDEO Voices From the First Citizens Assembly in Los Angeles
The sortition lottery-selected group urged historic changes to LA's charter
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CHIRANG DISTRICT
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Bhutan's Blind Spot
In Land of Himalayan Happiness, Political Prisoners Spend Decades In Decrepit Jails
DIYAKAPILA
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Halting Fights Between Locals & Elephants
Sri Lankan Governments Ignore a Science-Based Mitigation for Human-Elephant Conflict