Bolstering Women’s Political Power: Lessons from the EU’s Gender Action Plan II
This article looks at the past five years of EU support for women’s political participation. It addresses the following questions:…
Theme: Democracy
European Democracy Support Annual Review 2021
This study offers a first annual review of European democracy-support policies. While there are now many widely consulted indices and…
Global Voting Platform
The tool, GVP for short (Global Voting Platform), is under development. As early as 2000, a website for global debates,…
A World Parliament: Governance and Democracy in the 21st Century
Global challenges such as war, climate change, poverty and inequality are overwhelming nation-states and today’s international institutions. Doing the right…
A Voice for Global Citizens: a UN World Citizens’ Initiative
This report recommends that the United Nations (UN) should develop its democratic legitimacy through the creation of the instrument of…
What will the world make of the UN Summit of the Future in 2023?
In this piece the authors provide an overview of Stimson Center’s new report “Road to 2023: Our Common Agenda and…
Six new rules to update and strengthen democracy
This post argues that better, updated rules of democracy will make it easier for us to discuss and agree potential…
A renewed world organization for the 21st century
Following the publication of the book A World Parliament: Governance and Democracy in the 21st Century with Jo Leinen earlier…
On the need of a democratic global government
This post argues that the United Nations that represents the best governance model humanity could come up with for the…
Out of sight, out of mind? The rule of law in Germany’s elections and its impact on the EU
As Germans prepare to vote for their federal parliament on 26 September, the rule of law has been largely absent…