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Hungary election
Hungary
The opposition understood the assignment.
The Hungarian 3-step plan to beat an authoritarian.  Autocrats around the world will study Orbán’s successes: how to consolidate power over time, how to reward loyalists, how to weaken watchdogs, and how to loot the state while...
Member Spotlight
Empowering Youth and Women for Elective Political Power in Nigeria
Following their earlier story, Children and Young People Living for Peace (CYPLP) returns with a second event contribution to the International Democracy Community. This September initiative marked International Democracy Day...
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...
The Happier The Citizens, The Lower The Turnout
Switzerland and Oregon, though culturally and geographically distinct, practice democracy in surprising...
Taiwan
Taiwan: No To Casinos, Yes To Direct Democracy
Seven years after a first popular vote, the citizens in Taiwan`s offshore Penghu archipelago confirmed their...
Switzerland
Welcome To A Direct Democratic Hybrid
Welcome to the Swiss municipality with a democratic secret: in Arth-Goldau in central Switzerland citizens...
Korea South
How The Ballot Selfie Movement Changed Korean Democracy
For decades older voters in Korea gave the conservative majority a big advantage - and a majority in the...
Colombia
The Reasons Behind the Failure of the Colombian Peace Plebiscite
Everything about Colombia´s plebiscite for peace was unexpected. Not just the dramatic result - a rejection...
Switzerland
Townhall Meetings: Pre-modern Direct Democracy Updated
Town hall meetings in Switzerland are generally poorly attended, undermining their political legitimacy....