Most recent publications
We are constantly working on strengthening direct democracy all over the world. We publish reports to monitor concrete referenda held in different countries. Also we issue papers to present our position on actual (direct) democracy issues around the globe. Here you find our most recent publications in chronological order. They are also sorted by type: monitoring reports and position papers
The constitutional committee of the European Parliament (AFCO) has scheduled a decisive vote for Monday, 28 September 2015. In this session, the 49 members of this committee will vote on reform proposals that will be passed to full plenary vote...
ECI Reform Background Dossier (745.33 Ko)In this paper, Anna Rytel-Warzocha, a scholar of constitutional law in Poland, presents the history of the referendum and analyses the three questions at stake. Moreover, she sheds light on the controversial aspects of the referendum.
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Report of 16 June 2015 Conference
In this overview we present what we all did throughout 2014.
Democracy Actions 2014 (1.75 Mo)
This is an analysis of the registration requirements and the "subject matters" of the rejected European Citizens' Initiatives.
The referendum in Scotland on 18 September 2014 is an exemplary model of how to deal with the process of separation. Democracy International analyses the Scottish case by elaborating the three main challenges independence referendums face.
Challenging separation (481.18 Ko)
This report presents a legal analysis of the decision by the European Commission to dismiss the ECI "One of Us", which aims to protect human life at the early stage. More than one million citizens had signed the ECI.
One of Us (260.34 Ko)
This paper published by the European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) in September 2013 describes the main obstacles and issues that ECI organisers face before and during the process of launching and implementing an ECI.
On 26 January 2014, the Constitutional Assembly of Tunisia adopted a new Constitution. Our academic scientiest Dr. Klaus Hofmann has analysed the new legal text in view of its separation of powers and (direct) democracy.
This is Democracy International's second annual report since Democracy International was registered as an association in June 2011.
Annual Report 2013 (1.18 Mo)Pages
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