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Tunisia must confirm commitment to minority rights – EURACTIV.com
Tunisia is a promising young democracy in many ways, but its penal code must be brought into line with its...
Vote here for cronyism, against liberal democracy – POLITICO
Saturday's Slovak elections will, in their own way, shape the future of Europe. As the continent grapples with multiple crises,...
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Are we witnessing the death throes of American liberal democracy?
Ian Buruma is Professor of Democracy, Human Rights and Journalism at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, NYAlexis de Tocqueville, a liberal...
“Putinism”, radical Islam is not an alternative to liberal democracy
Russian President Vladimir Putin and the extremist Islamic State group are sworn enemies who may seem to have little in...
Direct democracy may be the key to a happier American democracy
Is American democracy still "by the people, for the people?" According to recent research, this may not be the case....
South Korean Liberal Democracy parked in
Author: Kee-seok Kim, National Kangwon UniversityThe international media have spent 2015 criticizing South Korean President Park Geun-hye's government and its...
Mexican direct democracy only exists on paper
Citizen participation is enshrined in most Mexican electoral laws, but abstention rates remain high AFP This content was published on...
“Switzerland is the gold standard of direct democracy”
Direct Democracy in action: A committee boxes up lists of signatures it has collected to force a national vote on...
Serbian minority rights written in Croatia
Veterans smash bilingual signs in September 2013. Photo: Beta. After major street protests, repeated incidents of organized vandalism and a...
Direct democracy is ill-suited to engage the politically disengaged, but popular with more active citizens: Democratic Audit
The UK has seen a series of referendums since 1997, with the public being consulted on the creation of new...
“Direct democracy is not possible in modern societies”
As we all know, even today Greece gave up the direct democracy invented by its ancestors. In fact, the ancient...
The Liberal Democracy Puzzle by Dani Rodrik & Sharun Mukand
Although more than 60% of the countries of the world are electoral democracies, the majority of these systems do not...
How the Supreme Court Crippled Direct Democracy
Gay marriage advocates scored a big double victory in two cases decided by the Supreme Court on Wednesday. But one...
Minority rights challenge in Pakistan | open democracy
Commemoration of a critic silenced: Salman Taseer. Demotix / Janali Iaghari. All rights reserved.Before the horror of the Taliban attack...
The role of technology in direct democracy – TechCrunch
Michael Papay Donor Editor's note: Michael papaya is CEO and co-founder, with David Timby, of Waggla communication tool designed to...
Putin, the “protector of minority rights” shows off in Crimea
SEBASTOPOL, Crimea (JTA) - Before last week, Holocaust commemorations in this port city were usually low-key gatherings of a few...
German President warns Switzerland against direct democracy – EURACTIV.com
In the aftermath of a successful referendum against “mass immigration†in Switzerland, German President Joachim Gauck crossed swords with his...
Ben Gilroy resigns as leader of Direct Democracy Ireland TheJournal.ie
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Unions subvert direct democracy – Orange County Register
If at first you are unsuccessful, threaten multi-million dollar retaliation. That's what Ballot Box Democracy has done in California, where...
Democracy and Minority Rights | The Qatar Peninsula
History is full of lessons and examples from which some learn and move forward to build and create, while others...
Direct democracy under construction: interview with Dario Azzellini
A neighborhood assembly in “José Antonio de Sucre”, a Venezuelan communal city under construction. Movie taken from Commune under construction...
These experiments in direct democracy do a much better job than Congress.
We tend to ignore local government until something goes wrong - municipal bankruptcy, perhaps, or unplowed streets after a poorly...
Iceland: direct democracy in action
Protesters gather outside Iceland's parliament after the 2008 crash. Wikimedia Commons/OddurBen. Certain rights reserved.Iceland went to the polls on October...
Direct Democracy for Billionaires – The American Prospect
More than a century ago, progressive reformers were deeply concerned about how wealthy interests had hijacked American politics by populating...
Report sheds light on minority rights in Iran
A Britain-based rights group says minority rights in Iran should be a key part of the country's battle for democracy....
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Good; Now what about California?
Besides the tradition of bank secrecy, similar to cheese and full of holes, the Swiss have a secret less publicized:...
“Direct Democracy”: Frequently Asked Questions
Sunday August 19, 2007, 12:35 a.m.Press Release: New Zealand Direct Democracy Party "Direct Democracy": Frequently Asked Questions(A publication of the...
Systematic Obstruction Protects Minority Rights | New university
If you've ever seen the movie 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, â€you probably have a special place in your heart...