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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
Germany
What companies can teach democracy
The most successful companies have learned how to continuously adapt to new challenges, if we want to make...
Korea South
Democracy’s bright flame in South Korea
The Republic of Korea has gone through turbulent times in the past years, but with the presidency of former...
Korea South
Korea: From Teargas to Candlelight
In 1987, South Korean democratic protests achieved the direct election of the president, opening the door for...
Iceland
People Power Lights Up The Shores Of Arctic Ice Deserts
#ddworldtour Notebook from Reykjavik/Iceland: If you think that Europes far north is populated by quiet and...
Switzerland
Swiss and US democracy: Twins Separated At Birth?
No other countries in the world have such strong direct democratic people´s rights as the United States and...
Taiwan
“Breaking The Birdcage And Returning Power To The People”
Just before the end of the year Taiwan`s parliament, the Legislative Yuan, approved a comprehensive revision...
Australia
The Seldom Case Of A Positive Plebiscite
Australia just finalized a lengthy process of modernizing its marriage laws. After years of debates in the...
Italy
Join us for the 2018 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy
To anyone on earth who is interested in democracy: It´s not every day that you get an invitation to Rome to...
Michigan campaign aims to restore democratic power back to the citizens
In Country in focus, Democracy International takes a closer look at advances in modern direct democracy and...
Australia
Conning Democracy
Why the Australian Postal Vote on Gay Marriage is an abuse of direct democracy.