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A citizens’ Europe?

Re-imagining Democracy Michele Fiorillo, Seamus Montgomery, Fabio Di Nunno and Alvarp Oleart -
Click here to view original web page at socialeurope.eu The Conference on the Future could lead to a new European constitution. Citizens’ panel two in...

To Plan the Green Transition, We Need to Democratize the State

Re-imagining Democracy Harrison Stetler -
Click here to view original web page at jacobinmag.com A fleet of delivery workers weave their electric-propelled bikes between the cyclists along a boulevard divided...

Civil society’s shrinking space

Re-imagining Democracy Anna Donáth -
Click here to view original web page at socialeurope.eu Amid the argument over the rule of law in certain EU member states, civil society needs...

Building Public Trust Through Collaborative Governance With Communities and Civil Society

Re-imagining Democracy Hollie Russon Gilman and Mark Schmitt -
Click here to view original web page at ssir.org For a more equitable, inclusive, multiracial, and multi-ethnic democracy, we must invest substantive, resourced, and long-term...

The Battle of Billings Bridge

Re-imagining Democracy James Hutt -
Click here to view original web page at breachmedia.ca The metal latches on the megaphone stuck to my hands as I loaded it into the...

From Budapest to Helsinki – how cities are the new torchbearers of democracy

Re-imagining Democracy Bruno Kaufmann -
Click here to view original web page at www.swissinfo.ch Around the world, democracies are under attack. In Europe, progressive cities such as Budapest, Amsterdam, Helsinki...

Nine Short Arguments for Deliberative Democracy

Re-imagining Democracy Tom Prugh -
Click here to view original web page at www.resilience.org Nine Short Arguments for Deliberative Democracy In a democracy, being a citizen is essential work.—George Packer The United...

What Youth-Led Movements Teach Us About Democracy

Re-imagining Democracy Jasmine Lorenzini -
Click here to view original web page at www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu Youth-led mass mobilisations in recent years have challenged the argument that young people have no...

Reinventing Commons Governance in Modern Times

Re-imagining Democracy David Bollier -
Click here to view original web page at www.resilience.org David Bollier gave the following remarks about commons governance on September 27, 2021 as part of...

The African Earth Jurisprudence Collective: Navigating towards a Resilient Future

Re-imagining Democracy African Earth Jurisprudence Collection -
Click here to view original web page at globaltapestryofalternatives.org A new, uniquely African hope is emerging to counter threats to the continent’s most precious...

World Bank Ends Its “Doing Business Report”: A Landmark Victory for Civil Society and the Planet

Re-imagining Democracy Andy Currier -
Click here to view original web page at www.ipsnews.net The September 16, 2021 announcement from the World Bank that it had discontinued publication of the...

NDC Partnership: Supporting a Global Network of Youth Climate Advocates

Re-imagining Democracy Curated by SocialCommons.ca -
Click here to view original web page at www.ipsnews.net Local democracy is about more that voting in elections. It is about providing meaningful opportunities to...

On Kwikwetlem Territory, a New Vision for Riverview

Re-imagining Democracy Curated by SocialCommons.ca -
Click here to view original web page at thetyee.ca Reporter Christopher Cheng’s article, “On Kwikwetlem territory, a new vision for Riverview” speaks to a future...

Electing Chile’s Constitutional Convention: “Nothing About Us Without Us”

Re-imagining Democracy Curated by SocialCommons.ca -
Many of us in Canada have long questioned the missing voice and knowledge of people in the deliberations and actions of government. People do...
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