The 10th e-Governance Conference is the world-leading event for digital governance and is taking place hybrid style, on-site in Tartu, Estonia, and online.
The world’s largest conference on direct democracy will convene in Burcharest, Romania in 2024. More details inside!
Cities and other local governments are key players in promoting changes that are inclusive, respect the environment and protect human rights. Thus, the theme of the 2023 International Observatory on Participatory Democracy (IOPD) conference will be "Participatory Democracy for Diverse, Inclusive and Transparent Cities."
How far have new democratic innovations like the European Citizens’ Panels (ECPs) responded to multiple transnational challenges of our time? This event by the EU Democracy Reform Observatory and European Policy Center seeks an answer.
Estonia will host the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit, September 6-7.
There is now an international discussion on the challenges of involving citizens in decision-making processes. Exchange knowledge with European organizations in this webinar.
This online workshop will focus on how to use digital tools and platforms in participatory budgeting (PB).
Attend the official launch of the Multitudes Foundation, which will support and enable changemakers across Europe to reimagine who holds political power, how it’s exercised and how people connect to it.
Learn more about the power of collaboration for democratic change at this hybrid event by The Democracy Network. This hybrid event will take place at the University of Westminster in London, or virtually via Zoom, and will feature a panel discussion and roundtable talks exploring the potential and challenges of collaboration.
Learn the basics of direct democracy, share challenges and exchange best practices.
Explore what it means to radically re-imagine, research and practice democracy in your communities and in everyday life.
Discover how decisions during the implementation of citizens' assemblies can impact participants.
Political institutions and their representatives are facing a major legitimacy crisis. What would change if being a politician was perceived as trustworthy and service-minded?
Hugh Pope and Professor Yves Sintomer explore new insights into democracy with the launch of their new books.
Professor and sociologist Nicole Curato will join Sanjoy Ganguly (founder, India’s Theater of the Oppressed) to share their insights.
The Global Forum for Modern Direct Democracy is returning to the Western Hemisphere for the first time since 2012. To be held in Mexico City from Feb. 27-March 4, it will dig deep into the promise and perils of direct democracy for Latin America and the rest of the world.
Learn how leading online participation platforms perform on cost, accessibility, ethics and transparency, among other criteria.
This year’s International Observatory of Participatory Democracy conference will be held in Grenoble, France.
This learning call will explore the motivations, tasks, organization and impact to date of the Spanish Climate Assembly.
Join the online launch of the new book, Research Methods in Deliberative Democracy, which explains and analyzes 31 methods scholars use for theorizing, measuring and exploring this practice.
Attend the launch of the People Powered “regional hub” for the Balkans and Central/Eastern Europe. Participants will work together to support participatory democracy in the region.
Join the University of Cambridge to hear the outcomes of the UK’s first citizens’ jury on genome editing – and how to address fears surrounding the implications of this cutting-edge science.
The Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy 2022 is an opportunity for people everywhere to show our commitment to democracy at a time when the stakes have never been higher.
The global civic tech community will gather virtually to share projects, discuss ideas and build skills.
Do you want to incorporate theater into your participatory democracy programs? Learn how with this workbook and accompanying webinar.
Learn how to tell the story of your work, WITH your stakeholders!
This event is for anyone interested in learning more about what a participatory budgeting (PB) process could do for and look like in their nonprofit, collective or network
This year’s conference will emphasize popular struggle and popular power, which are themes as relevant as ever now.
We praise “democracy,” especially in the face of authoritarianism, but what do democratic public services actually look like?
Building on the 2021 Summit for Democracy and its city-focused side event, this workshop will examine the policies and practices through which cities can advance democracy.
