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GRENOBLE
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BRUNO KAUFMANN? Grenoble
Visiting the Most Democratic City in France
Germany
The People’s Candidate
The United Nations is choosing its next Secretary-General at perhaps the most precarious moment in its history. The process tells us something uncomfortable about the institution the successful candidate will inherit: the UN has...
Germany
"Dissatisfied with democracy"
The rightwing AfD party has made it into the German Bundestag. What's up with democracy in Germany? Are the...
European Union
Building a European Public Sphere
60 years ago, European countries pledged to work together more closely to prevent more of the disastrous wars...
Global
Popular Votes On Strengthening Modern Direct Democracy In Ticino And Geneva
More than 100 million people across the world were called to the ballot stations on the last weekend of...
Sweden
Swedish model direct democracy
In Country in focus, Democracy International takes a closer look at advances in modern direct democracy and...
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...