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Tunisia is a promising young democracy in many ways, but its penal code must be brought into line with its...
Tunisia is a promising young democracy in many ways, but its penal code must be brought into line with its...
Saturday's Slovak elections will, in their own way, shape the future of Europe. As the continent grapples with multiple crises,...
Ian Buruma is Professor of Democracy, Human Rights and Journalism at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, NYAlexis de Tocqueville, a liberal...
Russian President Vladimir Putin and the extremist Islamic State group are sworn enemies who may seem to have little in...
Is American democracy still "by the people, for the people?" According to recent research, this may not be the case....
Author: Kee-seok Kim, National Kangwon UniversityThe international media have spent 2015 criticizing South Korean President Park Geun-hye's government and its...
Citizen participation is enshrined in most Mexican electoral laws, but abstention rates remain high AFP This content was published on...
Direct Democracy in action: A committee boxes up lists of signatures it has collected to force a national vote on...
Veterans smash bilingual signs in September 2013. Photo: Beta. After major street protests, repeated incidents of organized vandalism and a...
The UK has seen a series of referendums since 1997, with the public being consulted on the creation of new...
As we all know, even today Greece gave up the direct democracy invented by its ancestors. In fact, the ancient...
Although more than 60% of the countries of the world are electoral democracies, the majority of these systems do not...
Gay marriage advocates scored a big double victory in two cases decided by the Supreme Court on Wednesday. But one...
Commemoration of a critic silenced: Salman Taseer. Demotix / Janali Iaghari. All rights reserved.Before the horror of the Taliban attack...
Michael Papay Donor Editor's note: Michael papaya is CEO and co-founder, with David Timby, of Waggla communication tool designed to...
SEBASTOPOL, Crimea (JTA) - Before last week, Holocaust commemorations in this port city were usually low-key gatherings of a few...
In the aftermath of a successful referendum against âmass immigrationâ in Switzerland, German President Joachim Gauck crossed swords with his...
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If at first you are unsuccessful, threaten multi-million dollar retaliation. That's what Ballot Box Democracy has done in California, where...
History is full of lessons and examples from which some learn and move forward to build and create, while others...
A neighborhood assembly in “José Antonio de Sucre”, a Venezuelan communal city under construction. Movie taken from Commune under construction...
We tend to ignore local government until something goes wrong - municipal bankruptcy, perhaps, or unplowed streets after a poorly...
Protesters gather outside Iceland's parliament after the 2008 crash. Wikimedia Commons/OddurBen. Certain rights reserved.Iceland went to the polls on October...
More than a century ago, progressive reformers were deeply concerned about how wealthy interests had hijacked American politics by populating...
A Britain-based rights group says minority rights in Iran should be a key part of the country's battle for democracy....
Besides the tradition of bank secrecy, similar to cheese and full of holes, the Swiss have a secret less publicized:...
Sunday August 19, 2007, 12:35 a.m.Press Release: New Zealand Direct Democracy Party "Direct Democracy": Frequently Asked Questions(A publication of the...
If you've ever seen the movie 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, âyou probably have a special place in your heart...