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European Union
Mini-Europe to discuss the future of Europe
The first European elections to directly elect the European Parliament took place in 1979. In 2012, the European Citizens’ Initiative as the world’s first tool of transnational direct democracy was born. And in autumn 2021,...
Photo credit: Programmers Marlyn Wescoff and Ruth Lichterman wiring the right side of the state-of-the-art ENIAC computer in the 1940s - U.S. Army Photo – Public Domain
International
A critical United Nations update is available
Since the 1940s, we’ve updated our technological infrastructure, so why shouldn’t we update our democratic infrastructure?
Switzerland
New forms of participation to overcome the crisis
Governments around the world are struggling to prevent deaths and bankruptcies. For a well-established...
International
Crisis governance as an approach and an opportunity
In times of crisis we show our true face: governments everywhere are learning this right now and reacting to...
United States
Webinar: Every Vote Counts
Much has been written on the US Presidential elections, but on 3 November American citizens voted on a lot...
United States
Ballot Measures about Ballot Measures
A report on three ballot measures challenging the citizen initiative amendment process in the 2020 US...
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United States of America
In the USA, direct democracy as a medicine against divisiveness
The fate of Donald Trump’s Presidency and the future of America weren’t the only choices confronting voters...
Germany
ABSTIMMUNG21 - One step closer to a nationwide referendum
Germany has a myriad of direct demcracy tools at the local and state level, but no instruments exist at the...
Germany
Abstimmung21: Results of the of the first nation-wide vote in Germany
Abstimmung21, an initiative by Democracy International, Mehr Demokratie and Omnibus für Direkte Demokratie,...
European Union
Gathering young Europeans online
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic affects us all – that also includes our traveling discussion dome. For this...
Chile
A success for democracy: Chileans vote for a new constitution
The Sunday of the vote will probably go down in the history of the South American country. On 25th of October...
Global
The Direct Democracy Navigator turns ten!
The Direct Democracy Navigator, a unique platform gathering all direct democracy and citizen participation...