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
Ivailo Georgiev, member of Democracy International, sheds lights on the recent developments in Bulgaria and explains about the high thresholds that hinder Bulgarian citizens from effectively participating in direct law-making.
Democracy International, gemeinsam mit einem großen Bündnis von Partnerorganisationen, fordert in einer breit angelegten Kampagne einen europäischen Konvent ein.
Germany is the only country in the European Union that does not have any instrument of direct democracy in place at national level, and its citizens have never had the possibility to vote on specific issues.
Direct Democracy in EU Countries at a glance (104.22 Ko)
Direct democracy has emerged in discussions on political and institutional reform in Ireland. Donal O'Brolchain looked back into the history of the Irish constitution and makes a case for introducing the citizens' initiative.
On 20 January, 2013 voters in Austria were asked whether compulsory military service should be maintained, or whether a professional army should be created. This report analyses the legal basis and the course of the procedure.
Report: Non - Binding Plebiscite in Austria 2013 (313.56 Ko)
In March 2013, citizens in Vienna voted on a non-binding plebiscite to decide about four key issues: parking spaces, candidacy for the Olympic Games, privatisation of local authority services and renewable energy projects.
Report: Binding Plebiscite Vienna 2013 (590.13 Ko)
This publication analyses the actions the Hungarian president Viktor Orbán has undertaken to destroy or restrict the democratic elements of the country such as freedom of press, rights of homosexuals and lesbians or right to free movement.
Report: The Hungarian Democracy in Danger (164.64 Ko)
In his article, Nijeboer argues that the attractive features of Liquid Democracy (LD) are already incorporated in modern direct democracy systems in the form of initiative and referendum but LD has also some clear weaknesses.
Paper A. Nijeboer: Liquid Democracy (200.01 Ko)
This briefing contains 2 essays. The first one focus on the progress made by the ECI. The second one feautures the initiative "Right2Water", the first ECI that gathered the one million required signatures.
Here you find a chart, which contains all ECIs launched within the past 365 days. If you want to get more information about the ECI one year in practice, check our ECI briefing below.
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