Civil society fights global human rights, governance and climate failures
In its 13th annual State of Civil Society Report, Johannesburg-based CIVICUS details how powerful states selectively chose to respect international…
Theme: Democracy
UN: Costa Rica, UK to push for long-overdue reform of NGO approvals
The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, a little-known but powerful United Nations body, is crippled by politics and failing to carry…
Democracy declined in 42 countries in 2023, new V-Dem report says
The V-Dem Institute based in Gothenburg in Sweden has presented its annual report on the state of global democracy for…
MEGA: New campaign aims at strengthening global environmental governance
At a hybrid meeting held in Geneva on March 26, 2024, a new global campaign was launched that aims to…
Horizontal Accountability in Asia: Country Cases
Checks and balances between state institutions are crucial for holding the government accountable, and preventing executive aggrandizement and corruption. Recognizing…
Indonesia’s Democracy and the 2024 Elections: Navigating a Crucial Moment
Aisah Putri Budiatri, Researcher of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), explains that the victory of the incumbent President’s…
Inside the Summit for Democracy: What’s Next?
Ken Godfrey, the Executive Director of the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), and Anthony Smith, the Chief Executive of the…
Post-Elections Analysis: Pakistan’s “New” Political Order Faces a Polycrisis
Zoha Waseem, Assistant Professor at the University of Warwick, and Yasser Kureshi, Departmental Lecturer at the University of Oxford, argue…
Vienna is European Capital of Democracy 2024/25
Vienna takes over the title from Barcelona in autumn and becomes the venue for a multifaceted year of democracy
Delivering Democracy: The View less taken – How the energy transition and democracy need one another.
2023 saw the energy transition in Europe make significant strides. However, certain media narratives continue to imply that there is…