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Bringing Parliaments and People Together in the South Pacific

In early 2025, the Solonian Democracy Institute was invited to support the UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji with the Knowledge Exchange Workshop for Pacific Parliaments, hosted at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS).

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Bringing Parliaments and People Together in the South Pacific

Panel: People Power & Digital Democracy

Unheard Voices - Fingal County Council

Direct Democracy in Australian Power Cooperative and Trade Union

The Importance of Verified Civic Engagement

Negative Voting & The Future of Taiwan

Direct Democracy in Australian Power Cooperative and Trade Union

Direct Democracy in Australian Power Cooperative and Trade Union

Direct Democracy in Australian Power Cooperative and Trade Union

Mihajlo Jakovljev speaks with Godfrey Moase, chair and co-founder of CoPower and an executive director at United Workers Union.

Jul 15, 202420 min read

The Importance of Verified Civic Engagement

The Importance of Verified Civic Engagement

The Importance of Verified Civic Engagement

Roslyn Fuller speaks with Colleen Hardwick, the Founder and CEO of PlaceSpeak, about her company, her time on Vancouver City Council, and...

May 20, 202316 min read

Negative Voting & The Future of Taiwan

Negative Voting & The Future of Taiwan

Negative Voting & The Future of Taiwan

Roslyn Fuller speaks with Sam Chang, the President of the Negative Vote Association, about the idea behind Negative Voting, its...

Dec 6, 202216 min read

Democracy & Digitalisation - A Ugandan Perspective

Democracy & Digitalisation - A Ugandan Perspective

Democracy & Digitalisation - A Ugandan Perspective

Roslyn Fuller interviews Patricia Namakula, Head of Research and PR/Communications at the Centre for Multilateral Affairs in Uganda. RF:...

Sep 16, 202214 min read

Building Trust & Breaking Down Complexity: The Past, Present & Future of Participatory Budgeting

Building Trust & Breaking Down Complexity: The Past, Present & Future of Participatory Budgeting

Building Trust & Breaking Down Complexity: The Past, Present & Future of Participatory Budgeting

Dr. Roslyn Fuller speaks with Dr. Tarson Núñez, one of the architects of Participatory Budgeting in Porto Alegre, Brazil in the early...

Nov 24, 202119 min read

Citizens' Assemblies: A German Perspective

Citizens' Assemblies: A German Perspective

Citizens' Assemblies: A German Perspective

Roslyn Fuller interviews Sarah Händel, Member of the Board at Mehr Demokratie, regarding the movement for Citizens’ Assemblies in...

Jul 24, 202115 min read

Surveillance, Technology & The Future of Democracy

Surveillance, Technology & The Future of Democracy

Surveillance, Technology & The Future of Democracy

As part of SDI's "Foundations of Democracy" series, we are asking academics and thinkers from around the world what conditions they...

Jun 2, 202116 min read

Expertise and Decision-Making

Expertise and Decision-Making

Expertise and Decision-Making

As part of SDI's "Foundations of Democracy" series, we are asking academics and thinkers from around the world what conditions they...

May 18, 202121 min read

Ancient History, Cancel Culture and What People in the Future Might Think of Us

Ancient History, Cancel Culture and What People in the Future Might Think of Us

Ancient History, Cancel Culture and What People in the Future Might Think of Us

Dr. Roslyn Fuller interviews Dr. James Kierstead, Senior Lecturer in Classics at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand about...

Feb 24, 202116 min read

Participatory and Deliberative Democracy and Citizens’ Assemblies

Participatory and Deliberative Democracy and Citizens’ Assemblies

Participatory and Deliberative Democracy and Citizens’ Assemblies

Interview with Paul Vittles, Lead Facilitator, Suicide Prevention Transformation Projects, The Jordan Legacy CIC, and Board Trustee, Age...

Dec 20, 202029 min read

Privacy in the Digital Age

Privacy in the Digital Age

Privacy in the Digital Age

Interview with Matthijs Pontier, Meer Democratie, Pirate Party, Netherlands @Matthijs85 Matthijs, tell us a bit about yourself and your...

Nov 20, 20205 min read

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