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28-07-2020
French Citizens want a referendum on climate measures
A survey shows that 81% of French adults are in favor of submitting the most important proposals made by the recent Citizens’ Convention on Climate in France to a Referendum. The measures drafted by 150 randomly-selected citizens also find significant approval in French society...
28-07-2020
Französische Bürger*innen wollen einen Volksentscheid zu Klimaschutzmaßnahmen
Eine Umfrage zeigt, dass 81% der französischen Erwachsenen es befürworten, über die wichtigsten Vorschläge des jüngsten Bürger*Innenkonvents zum Thema Klima in Frankreich per Volksentscheid abzustimmen. Die Maßnahmen, die von 150 zufällig ausgewählten Bürger*innen entworfen...
10-07-2020
Democracy in times of Corona- Online Discussions
It is our mission as Democracy International to promote and uphold the value of democracy, especially during the current global pandemic. Whereas, some countries have showed themselves to be resolute in upholding democratic standards, others have witnessed varying degrees of...
21-06-2020
Final propositions of the French Citizens' Convention on Climate
The Citizens’ Convention on Climate wound to a close this Sunday in Paris, after nine months of deliberation, with a strong call for a shift towards a low-carbon economy, with extensive changes in the...
07-05-2020
Digital tools, Solidarity & Transnationalism: Opportunities for the ECI in times of Corona
While timely and necessary, the measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 have had an enormous impact not only on our daily lives, but also on our democracies. In this series, we try to asses how democratic practice has been affected and how we can make our future democracies more...
06-05-2020
What the Austrian lockdown teaches us about our basic civil rights
While timely and necessary, the measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 have had an enormous impact not only on our daily lives, but also on our democracies. In this series, we try to asses how democratic practice has been affected and how we can make our future democracies more...
06-05-2020
Postponed: The 2020 Global Forum is now the 2021 Global Forum
The Covid-19 crisis has deeply affected public life all around the world, the Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy is no exception to this. In order to ensure that the Forum can remain a truly global event, we are postponing the event to 28 April - 1 May 2021. Read the letter...
06-05-2020
Vertagt: Das Global Forum 2020 ist jetzt das Global Forum 2021
Die Covid-19-Krise hat das öffentliche Leben auf der ganzen Welt zutiefst in Mitleidenschaft gezogen, und das Global Forum für Moderne Direkte Demokratie macht da keine Ausnahme. Um sicherzustellen, dass das Forum ein wirklich globales Ereignis bleiben kann, verschieben wir die...
06-05-2020
Local initiatives in Germany need better rules in times of (Corona-)crisis
While timely and necessary, the measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 have had an enormous impact not only on our daily lives, but also on our democracies. In this series, we try to asses how democratic practice has been affected and how we can make our future democracies more...
06-05-2020
Lokale Initiativen in Deutschland brauchen bessere Regeln in Zeiten der (Corona-)Krise
Die Maßnahmen zur Eindämmung der Ausbreitung von COVID-19 sind zwar rechtzeitig und notwendig, haben aber nicht nur unser tägliches Leben, sondern auch unsere Demokratien enorm beeinträchtigt. In dieser Serie versuchen wir zu beurteilen, wie die demokratische Praxis...