The Al Jazeera Ban is Another Strike Against Press Freedom
Israel has officially passed a law that will lead to the ban of Al Jazeera. The change in status for…
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A clash of values deprives SA of capacity to counter serious corruption
Paul Hoffman says Ronald Lamola should scrap IDAC bill, which cannot possibly pass constitutional muster
5 Key Insights | The political power of women and young people: Lessons from recent key elections
As the global community witnesses an unprecedented number of elections this year in countries representing more than 4 Billion people…
Personalized Learning Initiative: Honoring Complexity and Building Community
In the United States, the greatest determinant of a student’s educational outcomes continues to be the circumstances of their birth.…
Who’s excluded from 2024’s bumper crop of elections?
In 2024 the world will see an unprecedented election year. For the first time, countries home to more than half…
Building a European Public Opinion
Europe is a construction in the making and often this construction is endangered by events and crises that challenge it.…
Elevating Citizens’ Voices: Avenues for Participatory Democracy at National, Regional and Local Levels
This publication is a direct result and continuation of the ENoP-AER Forum on New Forms of Democratic Engagement which was…
Democracy is under attack but a new approach to “political innovation” is helping to revitalize it
To counter increasing polarization, populism, inequality and authoritarianism, a new civil society approach to “political innovation” is supporting citizen-led innovations…
In Colombia, women run in elections for what they believe in – but the stakes are high
Colombia has held its local elections, and volunteers from the Red-Green Alliance served as international election observers. The volunteers spoke…
We need an inspiring culture of democracy: Start by making International Democracy Day a holiday
International Democracy Day, a holiday that deserves much gravitas but is virtually unknown outside of the elite halls of multinational…