Stories

KARAKOL
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BRUNO KAUFMANN? Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
Thirsting for Democracy, at One of World's Largest Freshwater Lakes
Image credit: 1824 painting of Anglo-Ashanti war. Public domain.
CANBERRA
READINGS The Honest Search for Democracy Is Endless
A Bigger, Science-Based Vision of Self-Government
Photo by Tunisia Democracy Connectors team
Tunisia
Six Months of Tunisia Democracy Connectors: Experiences
By “Team Tunisia Democracy Connectors” Our project "Tunisia Democracy Connectors"- which lasted six months...
Australia
The Indigenous Voice referendum in Australia was doomed from the beginning...
On the 14th of October, Australians went to the polls to vote on a referendum for adding an Indigenous Voice...
Tunisia
Road to freedom won't be easy for Tunisia: interview with Ghofran...
In Country in Focus, Democracy International takes a closer look at advances in modern direct democracy and...
Brazil
Reviving Brazil's Local Budgeting
Letter from Brazil, on the  Birth, Decline, and  Resurgence of Participatory Budgeting
A Peace Wall in Belfast, courtesy of photographer Stephen Wilson.
United Kingdom
What Belfast and L.A. Have in Common
Democracy in divided cities requires remembering and forgetting.
The first gathering of the People's Assembly in Athens, Sept. 27 (photo by Joe Mathews)
Greece
The Next Democracy, On Athens Hill
Democracy was first built on a lot of loose rock.
Colombia
Frieden schaffen durch direkte Demokratie und Aktivist:innen als Politiker...
Kolumbien und Lateinamerika
Tunisia
How the Tunisian president is setting the country back years
Tunisia, once a beacon of hope after the Arab Spring due to promising democratisation movements, is now once...
Germany
Power of youth environmental activism
At Democracy International's Democracy Camp in Koblenz, we had the privilege of being hosted by Fridays for...
PODCAST: Direct Democracy in Latin America
Global
PODCAST: Direct Democracy in Latin America