"The ECI definitely needs to be improved"
Erwin Mayer from Austria responds to our questions in our weekly series of interviews with the board.
What is our motivation? In this series of interviews, our board members present their ideas of direct democracy and the development of Europe's democratization process. They...
French region complains it’s denied democracy
Switzerland’s system of direct democracy is often criticised for calling people to the polls too often to vote on subjects that are too complicated, but in regional France many feel such a system is exactly what they need to make their voices heard.
This reportage is the first...
"People have the right to be heard"
In this interview we question our board member Rafael Piñeiro, Professor for Political Science at the Catholic University of Uruguay in Montevideo, Uruguay and President of the Uruguayan Association of Political Scientists.
What is our motivation? In this series of interviews,...
Bird hunters win popular vote in Malta
With an extremely close result, Maltese hunters have won the referendum to ban birdhunting in springtime. On Saturday, 11 2014, the Mediterrean island nation of 450,000 people faced a dramatic voting day. For the very first time since gaining independence from Britain in 1964,...
"We need to establish stronger forms of people power"
What is our motivation? Our board members present their ideas of direct democracy and the development of Europe's democratization process. They also talk about the key moment that triggered their activism. This is the second interview of our series. We talked with Bruno Kaufmann...
"European citizens need to come up with some smarter ideas"
In a series of interviews, we present to you the members of Democracy International's board. We start with Joe Mathews, California editor of Zócalo Public Square.
What is our motivation? Our board members present their ideas of direct democracy and the development of Europe's...
The Netherlands: website online, campaign next
Democracy International's Dutch partner organisation Meer Democratie has a new website. At www.meerdemocratie.nl you find all news and campaigns for better rules of (direct) democracy in the Netherlands.
Message to Tunisia - رسالة لتونس
منظمة الديمقراطية الدولية تتعاطف مع ضحايا الاعتداء الإرهابي وعائلاتهم الذي جدّ في تونس يوم 18 مارس 2015 و تساند الشعب التونسي الذي يخوض معركة الديمقراطية و حقوق الإنسان و انتخابات حرة و نزيهة
Democracy International sympathises with the vicitims of the terrorist attacks...
Message pour la Tunisie
Democracy International compatit avec les victimes de l’attentat perpétré à Tunis le 18 Mars 2015, ainsi qu’avec leurs familles et le peuple tunisien qui se bat pour la démocratie, les droits de l’homme et des élections libres et transparentes.
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Message pour la Tunisie - رسالة لتونس
منظمة الديمقراطية الدولية تتعاطف مع ضحايا الاعتداء الإرهابي وعائلاتهم الذي جدّ في تونس يوم 18 مارس 2015 و تساند الشعب التونسي الذي يخوض معركة الديمقراطية و حقوق الإنسان و انتخابات حرة و نزيهة
ستجدون على اليمين رسالة من المنظمين للمنتدى العالمي للديمقراطية المباشرة الحديثة الذي...