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Shadows of the Past: How Soviet Inferiority Narratives Hinder Democracy in Moldova and Ukraine
Post-Soviet countries like Ukraine and Moldova are deeply influenced by inferiority narratives — pervasive beliefs of national inadequacy rooted in Soviet-era legacies. This article examines how these narratives shape...
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From Backsliding to Breakthrough: Civil Society as Democracy's Last Line of Defence
Democracy does not vanish overnight; instead, it erodes step by step. Authoritarianism grows in the cracks, but so does civic resistance. Around the world, civil society is proving that when democratic institutions weaken,...
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...
Voting Rights For Non-Citizens Isn't a Radical Idea
As President wildly goes against democratic rights in the United States, Joe Mathews proposes to transform...
European Union
Window Of Opportunity For Transnational Direct Democracy
It is a critical moment for modern democracy. In the months to come, the fate of the European Citizens ...
European Union
Window Of Opportunity For Direct Democracy
It is a critical moment for modern democracy. In the months to come, the fate of the European Citizens’...
European Union
Stop Glyphosate - fourth successful ECI
On 3rd July the organisers of the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) “Stop Glyphosate” submitted more than...
At "Constitution Cafés", We, the People, Try to Form a More...
Are Americans finally ready to un-rig their Constitutional system? The answer is yes, suggests Christopher...
European Union
Direct Democracy Instead of Civil War
A conflict full of explosives: religion, language and a social divide. Yet, for once, bloodshed could be...