Funding transparency, not “journalism”
Where journalism meets accountability and civic space funding. You open a call on anti-corruption, governance, or civic participation. It talks about…
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Freedom in the World Report 2026
The Freedom in the World report is composed of numerical ratings and supporting descriptive texts for 195 countries and 13…
Deliberative democracy in Africa: Outcomes and takeaways from our 2025 convening in Banjul, The Gambia
In October 2025, DemocracyNext hosted a convening in Banjul, The Gambia, with a group of facilitators, academics, civil society actors,…
People Powered: Impact Report 2025
In a year when it was easy to feel cynical about politics, People Powered experienced something else: people wanted, more…
Manuals Of Destruction: Extremist How-To Manuals Teaching Kids How To Extort, Poison, And Kill
In a Brooklyn, New York, courthouse, Georgian national Michail Chkhikvishvili entered his plea before the court. On November 15, 2025,…
China’s Development Playbook: A Test for European Democracy Support
The European Union (EU) has consistently stressed that it now finds itself in direct competition with China for global influence…
Mapping of media assistance and journalism support programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa
Across the continent, journalists, media outlets, and civil society organisations continue to play an essential role in informing citizens and…
Democracy on the Line: LGBTQ+ Movements as Critical to Democracy
In recent years, LGBTQ+ people and rights have been increasingly targeted as part of a wave of authoritarian illiberal politics, promoting a…
Leveraging Gender to Advance Authoritarianism, Part Two
Around the world, political and cultural leaders are leveraging narratives and policies on gender to justify anti-democratic practices, rights restrictions,…
Leveraging Gender to Advance Authoritarianism, Part One
As communities continue to push back against anti-democratic measures and group-targeted violence, it is more critical than ever to understand…