Chilling Legislation: Tracking the Impact of “Fake News” Laws on Press Freedom Internationally
Between 2011 and 2022, 78 countries passed laws designed to limit the spread of false or misleading information on social…
Library Country: Global
Bringing down barriers to participation
The work of Demo Finland and its partners in Zambia has enhanced the political participation of persons with disabilities. Zambia’s…
Media viability: the global versus the local
Market reforms, rebuilding trust, and digital regulation and innovation were key themes to emerge from a series of consultations on…
Paths to Democratic Resilience in an Era of Backsliding
Despite some bright spots, the anti-democratic challenges of the day are not fading fast. Investing in democratic resilience is increasingly…
Why This Matter: Democracy & Empowerment
In this week’s episode, I am joined by my good friend Urban Strandberg, a political scientist, university professor, and co-founder…
Our 2022 Annual Report – Working our way back to peace
The Kofi Annan Foundation continued to apply an innovation lens to its own work in 2022. We established many new…
The Human Costs of a Failing Global Debt System
After the economic shocks of the Covid pandemic, and higher global interest rates, the number of countries that have suspended…
Red Lines Around a Free and Fair Polish Election
The October 15, 2023 Polish parliamentary election will not be fair. The country’s last fair election was in 2015, when…
Investing in Facts: How the Business Community Can Support a Healthy Infosphere
Independent media around the world are in crisis. Failing market conditions, the loss of advertising revenue to big tech, and…
The European Citizens’ Assembly: Designing the missing branch of the EU government
In this paper, we outline why we need a European Citizens’ Assembly — a political institution of everyday people from…