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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
Ukraine
Can Ukraine's experiments in local democracy survive the invasion?
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...
Italy
Italian court blocks referendums – the constitutional check explained
Italy's Constitutional Court on Tuesday blocked an attempt to hold a referendum on euthanasia, transferring...
Global
A deep dive into democratic institutions: 'Rules of the Game'
Every two weeks the political economic Stephan Kyburz publishes an exciting episode of his podcast ‘Rules of...
Global
Parliamentarians from around the globe call for UN reform
Over 120 members of parliament from over 40 countries have lent their support to our ongoing We The Peoples...
Global
Wishes, Plans and Goals: Democracy International 2022
After Democracy International celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2021, we are now setting sail for another...
Global
Democracy despite crisis
Clara Egger is a professor of international relations at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands,...
Bulgaria
Good governance goes hand in hand with democratic renewal: the case of...
Corruption has reigned over Bulgaria for a long time which has made society vulnerable and reduced its...
European Union
6 countries, 6 places of remembrance and 12 Dome Talks
6 countries, 6 places of remembrance and 12 Dome Talks – that was the motto of this year's European Public...
Italy
Palermo Climate Declaration: Promises and Compromises
Democracy International’s intern Darragh Power gives in inside on the TRANSEUROPA Assembly in Palermo that...