Beyond Elections

Introducing Beyond Elections

Introducing Beyond Elections

Publisher's Note Introducing… Beyond Elections What if democracy could be so much more than what we think it is?Pam Bailey

June 19, 2024

Inside a Kentucky City’s Unusual Experiment in Citizen-Led Governance

Feature Inside a Kentucky City’s Unusual Experiment in Citizen-Led Governance In Lexington, 36 random residents took part in one of the country’s first civic assemblies to recommend changes to the city’s governing charter.Anabel Peterman

July 14, 2026

A people's climate policy agenda emerges in Zimbabwe

Q&A Zimbabwe NGO Helps the People Take Charge of Climate Resilience Zimbabwe’s climate strategy isn't responsive to rural communities; Green Institute engaged citizens to change that. Ben Wrobel

March 19, 2025

How do you grow a culture of democracy from scratch?

Q&A How do you grow a culture of democracy from scratch?Marr Nyang founded Gambia Participates in a country just emerging from a decades-long dictatorship Pam Bailey

February 24, 2025

Violence is a Community Problem That Must Be Solved by the Community

Q&A Violence is a Community Problem that Must be Solved by the Community Residents in Yumbo, Colombia, brainstorm solutions to urban violence Pam Bailey

November 21, 2024

Democracy Starts With How You Live

Publisher's Note Democracy Starts With How You Live Integrity starts with how we live our lives; so does democracy Pam Bailey

August 20, 2024

The New Citizen Project: Seeing People as Citizens, not Consumers

Q&A Seeing People as Citizens, not Consumers Jon Alexander on how “circular power politics” could help politicians buy in to citizen participation Proximate

August 19, 2024

We Need a "Just Transition" for Democracy

Perspective We Need a ‘Just Transition’ from One Democracy to Many We need to move to a healthy ecosystem of diverse democracies Josh Lerner

August 19, 2024

Introducing… Beyond Elections

Publisher's Note Introducing… Beyond Elections What if democracy could be so much more than what we think it is?Pam Bailey

June 19, 2024

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May 2025

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Follow the money: participatory democracy in Ukraine?

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Feb 2025

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Participatory democracy isn’t just for governments

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Feb 2025

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We need a common vocabulary for participation

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Dec 2024

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Who’s Defining Participation?

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Dec 2024

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The Ultimate in Participatory Democracy is People Governing Themselves

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Dec 2024

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‘Nation states’ are no longer the engines of progress

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Sep 2024

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Let's all work together: A New Ecosystem Map

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Sep 2024

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Beware of ‘Participation-Washing’

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Jul 2024

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Citizen Participation Does Build Trust in Government

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Jul 2024

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Citizens’ Assemblies Picking up Steam in UK

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Jun 2024

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Introducing… Beyond Elections

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