Open Society Barometer: Can Democracy Deliver?
Between May and July of 2023, the Open Society Foundations commissioned a poll of more than 36,000 respondents from 30…
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2023 Impact Report
Please join us as we look back on an impactful year of experiential learning, empowering growth, and extraordinary impact among…
How Kremlin narratives about Ukraine spread (or don’t) on U.S. political podcasts
In recent years, political podcasting has boomed in the United States, with new series emerging across the political spectrum. Due…
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…
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…