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Direct Democracy in Australian Power Cooperative and Trade Union

Mihajlo Jakovljev speaks with Godfrey Moase, chair and co-founder of CoPower, a non-profit energy cooperative, an executive director at United Workers Union, writer, and activist based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Direct Democracy in Australian Power Cooperative and Trade Union

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The Economics of Democracy

Mar 20, 20214 min read

The Economics of Democracy

Tom Hill, UK-based ecological economist, writes about the interplay between democracy and economics and how the two could be brought into...

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

Feb 24, 202116 min read

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...

To Restore Democracy, Restore Civic Trust

Jan 9, 20214 min read

To Restore Democracy, Restore Civic Trust

by Dr. Brook Manville, Author, Consultant and regular contributor to Forbes.com As part of SDI's "Foundations of Democracy" series, we...

Participatory and Deliberative Democracy and Citizens’ Assemblies

Dec 20, 202029 min read

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...

Privacy in the Digital Age

Nov 20, 20205 min read

Privacy in the Digital Age

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

The Civic Engagement Scorecard: Rating Civic Life in Your Community

Sep 24, 20203 min read

The Civic Engagement Scorecard: Rating Civic Life in Your Community

by Quixada Moore-Vissing, PhD (Public Agenda) In order to improve democracy and strengthen civic infrastructure, citizens need...

Three Ways Remote Work Could Help Democracy

Sep 12, 20201 min read

Three Ways Remote Work Could Help Democracy

This paper discusses how remote work can impact on democracy by Increasing leisure resulting in more time and capacity for political...

If the answer is Zoom, you’re asking the wrong question

Aug 8, 20204 min read

If the answer is Zoom, you’re asking the wrong question

by Danielle Topaz (Delib) Since much of the world went into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have been concerned,

Improving Citizen-Led Democracy Tools

May 15, 20201 min read

Improving Citizen-Led Democracy Tools

This paper analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the digital democracy market and makes recommendations for future development. To...

Digital Democracy and COVID-19

Apr 17, 20201 min read

Digital Democracy and COVID-19

Abstract: This article describes some of the ways technology is being used to facilitate governance during the coronavirus pandemic, and...

Blockchain Governance

Feb 4, 20201 min read

Blockchain Governance

Dr. Renny Rudea, member of our our advisory board, has recently published an article in TEM Journal: The Institutional Landscape of...

2020 SDI Digital Democracy Report

Jan 14, 20201 min read

2020 SDI Digital Democracy Report

The Solonian Democracy Institute is proud to announce the release of the SDI 2020 Digital Democracy Report. Over the past six months we...

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