The Global forum on modern direct democracy goes online in 2020
This year the Forum will take place online, registrations are open on: www.democracy.community.
The Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy is the largest gathering devoted to direct democracy worldwide. It...
Le Forum mondial sur la démocratie directe contemporaine sera en ligne en 2020
Cette année, le Forum se déroulera sur internet, les inscriptions sont ouvertes sur : www.democracy.community.
Le Forum mondial sur la démocratie directe contemporaine est le plus grand rassemblement au...
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...
Les citoyens français veulent un référendum sur les propositions de mesures en faveur du Climat
Un récent sondage a montré que 81 % des Français étaient favorables à ce que les propositions les plus importantes de la Convention Citoyenne pour le Climat soient soumises à un référendum. En effet, la plupart des mesures élaborées par les 150 citoyens tirés au sort obtiennent...
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...
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...
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...
Outils numériques, Solidarité et Transnationalisme : Opportunités pour l'ICE à l'époque de Corona
Bien qu'elles soient nécessaires et recommandées, les mesures visant à stopper la propagation de COVID-19 ont eu de larges conséquences : que ce soit sur notre vie quotidienne mais aussi sur nos démocraties. Dans cette série d’entretiens, nous allons essayer d’évaluer comment la...
Don't fear the voter
John Matsusaka is Charles F. Sexton Chair in American Enterprise in the Marshall School of Business and the Gould School of law at the University of Southern California. He also an expert in direct democracy and he serves as the executive director of the Initiative &...
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...