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United States
US Midterms: Abortion and direct democracy on the ballot
On November 8, around 170 million United States (US) voters were called to the polls for the midterm elections, but while the world focuses on the House majority it is easy to forget that in 37 states voters were also asked to...
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Global
The Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy: The Swiss Way – A Direct Democracy Experience
On Wednesday the 21 September 2022 we took to Switzerland for our annual Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy hosted in Lucerne. With participants arriving from over 60 countries across the globe, the city of Lucerne was high...
Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy 2022
Switzerland
Home stretch: less than 100 days to the Global Forum on Modern Direct...
Finally! After two years of pandemic-related uncertainty and a first-ever online edition, our much-...
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Chile
PODCAST: Chile's New Constitution with Gabriel Negretto
 
Conference on the Future of Europe
European Union
A European Convention: What does it mean?
On the 24th of February 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, there was a need for strong leadership and a...
Switzerland
PODCAST: The evolution of women's political power in Switzerland
   
Mexico
AMLO vs. AMLO: the President who recalled himself
On April 10, Mexican voters had the possibility to remove President Andrés Manuel López Obrador from office....
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European Union
Lessons from the Conference on the Future of Europe
The EU must embark on a path to treaty change and a new European Convention The Conference on the Future of...
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Germany
Welcome Back: Ukrainian Vibes – European Public Sphere
For the further development of Europe and European civic rights, we are highly dependent on the functioning...
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France
Might this month’s French elections be the prelude to another French...
The problems with these dismal elections are many—low turnout, moribund public debate, the popularity of...
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Ukraine
Can Ukraine's experiments in local democracy survive the invasion?
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Belarus
A referendum? The case of Belarus
When people talk about referendums, it is often assumed that it is a process that serves democracy; people...