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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 the 8th consecutive year, gathering information from 202 countries and
Rodrigo Lima | 12.03.2024
Freedom in the World report: 2023 was 18th consecutive year of decline
Since 1973, Freedom House has published its annual report that assesses the level of political rights and civil liberties around the world, gathering data and information from around 210 countries
Rodrigo Lima | 05.03.2024
Experts urge governance of planetary commons to manage climate change
Earlier this year, an international group of 22 experts from a range of disciplines, including environmental science, governance, and law, emphasized the importance of establishing “planetary commons” in an article
Elena Frie | 04.03.2024
Civil society calls for meaningful inclusion in UN’s Summit of the Future
Over 350 civil society organizations which are part of the UNmute initiative issued a collective statement to the United Nations, pressing for more substantial consultation and involvement in the preparatory
DWB | 21.02.2024
Global citizens› assemblies: expanding the global democracy agenda
In recent years, democracies around the world have experimented with citizens’ assemblies. The main idea behind such assemblies is that randomly selected citizens, who form a statistically representative sample of
Farsan Ghassim and Andreas Bummel | 21.02.2024
EIU-Bericht 2023 zur Demokratie: Rückschritt in einer Zeit der Konflikte
Die Ausgabe des Demokratie-Index der Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) für das Jahr 2023 berichtet von einer anhaltenden allgemeinen Stagnation und Regression der Demokratie in einer Zeit, die durch wachsende geopolitische
Petter Ölmunger | 19.02.2024
A global political party in the making: the Atlas movement
Media and observers have been referring to 2024 as a “Super Election Year”: more than 60 countries and two billion citizens around the world are expected to head to the
Lidia Bilali | 09.02.2024
Why Davos attendees should be backing a Global Citizens› Assembly
A Global Citizens› Assembly would, for the first time, give ordinary people from across the planet a seat at the global governance table. Decision-makers in Davos should support this, the authors argue.
Hélène Landemore and Rich Wilson | 19.01.2024
2024 finden in über siebzig Ländern Wahlen statt
Im Jahr 2024 finden in mehr als siebzig Ländern der Welt, in denen mehr als die Hälfte der Weltbevölkerung lebt, Wahlen statt. Medien sprechen vom «größten Wahljahr der Geschichte» und
Markus Pausch | 10.01.2024
Der UN-Zukunftsgipfel in 2024: Wegbereiter oder Sackgasse?
Der UN-Gipfel der Zukunft ist für September 2024 geplant. Anhaltende Krisen halten den Multilateralismus in Aufruhr, aber ehrgeizige Reformen sind immer noch im Gespräch. Was ist zu erwarten? Eine Analyse von Richard Gowan.
Richard Gowan | 09.01.2024
Study: Attack on LGBTI rights indicates democratic backsliding
In a recent study titled «Democratic Backsliding and LGBTI Acceptance», researchers from the Williams Institute at the Los Angeles School of Law of the University of California find that the
Nelleke Dekkers | 15.12.2023
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