Can Democracy Survive 2024?
2024 is the biggest election year in history. That may be bad for democracy.
This article was written by Joe Mathews for Zocalo Public Sphere.
Polarisation over peace in Georgia
In Country in Focus, Democracy International takes a closer look at advances in modern direct democracy and citizen participation worldwide. This article is dedicated to Georgia and supports the webinar series ‘Life as an...
Peace, activism and fossil fuels in Colombia
In Country in Focus, Democracy International takes a closer look at advances in modern direct democracy and citizen participation worldwide. This article is dedicated to Colombia and supports the webinar series ...
La démocratie est le seul jeu en ville
Dans Country in focus, Democracy International examine de plus près les avancées de la démocratie directe moderne et de la participation citoyenne dans le monde. Cet article est consacré à Taïwan et soutient la série de webinaires : "...
Democracy is the only game in town
In Country in focus, Democracy International takes a closer look at advances in modern direct democracy and citizen participation worldwide. This article is dedicated to Taiwan and supports the webinar series ‘...
Reviving Brazil's Local Democracy Tool
Letter from Brazil, on the Birth, Decline, and Resurgence of Participatory Budgeting
By Humberto Costa, a psychiatrist who represents the state of Pernambuco in the Federal Senate of Brazil.
Relancer les outils de la démocratie locale au Brésil
Lettre du Brésil sur la naissance, le déclin et la résurgence du budget participatif.
Par Humberto Costa. Humberto Costa est psychiatre et représente l'État de Pernambouc au Sénat fédéral du Brésil.
Six Months of Tunisia Democracy Connectors: Experiences
By “Team Tunisia Democracy Connectors”
Our project "Tunisia Democracy Connectors"- which lasted six months and was part of ASA, a programme of the German Ministry for International Cooperation and Development (BMZ) - is now over. We had to overcome a few obstacles in the process...
Les six mois de ‘Tunisia Democracy Connectors’ : retour cette expérience
Par l’équipe des ‘Tunisia Democracy Connectors’
Notre projet intitulé ‘Tunisia Democracy Connectors’, qui a duré six mois et qui était dans le cadre de ‘ASA’, un programme du Ministère Allemand pour la Coopération et le Développement (BMZ), touche à sa fin. Nous avons eu à...
The Indigenous Voice referendum in Australia was doomed from the beginning. Here’s why
On the 14th of October, Australians went to the polls to vote on a referendum for adding an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, aimed at granting the Indigenous community more representation and recognition. In other words, it would have been the equivalent of an independent...