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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,...
European Union
Direct Democracy - A Global View From Stockholm
"Direct Democracy is here to stay", suggests former Belgium Prime Minister Yves Leterme, now Secretary...
European Union
Walking On The Bright Side Of Democracy In 2017
While some commentators offered their final obituaries on democracy at the end of 2016, we at P2P look...
European Union
How Families Can Make Democracy Democratic Again
In any system, whether it´s totalitarian-led or democratic, the private - the social warmth of one´s own...
Sweden
Democratic Birthday: 250 Years With Freedom of Information
On December 2, 1766 Sweden was the first country worldwide to replace the principle of amnesia with the...
Spain
Donostia Declaration Underlines Urgency for Democratization
DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIAN DECLARATION ON MODERN DIRECT DEMOCRACY: The 2016 Global Forum adopted a call for more...
Spain
How Direct Democracy Makes Representative Democracy More Representative
There are many new opportunities for making representative more representative – by tools of direct democracy...
Spain
The Democratization of Information: Bad for Democracy?
The world now confronts a bitter irony: the democratization of information has proven not to be all that good...
Spain
The 2016 Global Forum On Modern Direct Democracy Report
The sixth edition of the Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy took place in Donostia/San Sebastiàn, in the...
Iceland
Global Forum 2016: How Cities Fix Democracy
Reykjavik, Vienna, Seoul, Los Angeles and Bern: these are pioneering cities in terms of modern participatory...
Iceland
Democracy in Iceland: Balancing the Volcano
The results of the October 29 parliament elections are an invitation for more democracy - and offers a good...