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Alternative People’s Assembly on the Agenda 2030 concluded in New York
From 24-25 September, representatives from dozens of civil society organizations (CSOs) from across the world met directly across the street from the United Nations General Assembly for an alternative People’s
Liam Herbert | 01.10.2019
Conference on Cosmic Perspectives and Big History in London
Presentation on global identity and “the other”Democracy Without Borders’ Executive Director Andreas Bummel came to London to speak at a two-day conference titled “Expanding Worldviews: Astrobiology, Big History and Cosmic
John Vlasto | 25.09.2019
Taiwanese ruling party DPP proposes a “Silk Road of Democracy”
Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is exploring the formation of a “Silk Road of Democracy” (SRD) in order to counter China’s “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) and to strengthen
DWB | 20.08.2019
Climate justice and democracy in focus of youth seminar in Greece
Last week I attended a training and networking event for Youth Climate Ambassadors in the Epirus mountains in Greece. The event was sponsored by the Center for United Nations Constitutional
John Vlasto | 02.08.2019
International survey: Democracies are failing to meet expectations
Recently, Dalia Research in collaboration with the Alliance of Democracies Foundation and Rasmussen Global presented the results of the 2019 Democracy Perception Index (DPI). Findings indicate that the majority of
Ryan Whyte | 01.08.2019
Over 1,600 elected representatives endorse a UN Parliamentary Assembly
The Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA) which is coordinated by Democracy Without Borders reported today on Twitter that the call for a UNPA is now endorsed by more
DWB | 26.07.2019
It’s Coming Soon: Can the UN Rethink Its Future in One Year?
Less than a year from now, on June 26, 2020, the international community will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter. That doesn’t leave much
Richard Ponzio and Cristina Petcu | 17.07.2019
Rasmussen’s Copenhagen Summit: Democracy on the defensive
It was the former Danish Prime Minister and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen who opened the 2nd Copenhagen Democracy Summit in the Royal Theater of the Danish capital on
Jan Diedrichsen | 17.07.2019
V-Dem: A third wave of autocratization now affects 24 countries
The annual report of the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project has concluded that a trend of autocratization which first gained momentum in the mid 1990’s has developed across the world.
Ryan Whyte | 24.06.2019
Survey explores causes for dissatisfaction with democracy
A new report by the Pew Research Centre published last month found that a population’s satisfaction with democracy is tied to subjective assessments of economic wellbeing, respect of individual rights, and of
Charles Marsh | 31.05.2019
Join the Week of Action for a World Parliament from 19-27 October 2019
Join our Global Week of Action from October 19-27 2019 and support the call for the establishment of a World Parliament that will give representation and political power to all world citizens.The
Petter Ölmunger | 15.05.2019
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