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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
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
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

Panel: People Power & Digital Democracy
In early March 2023, people from all over the world gathered at the Global Forum for Modern Direct Democracy in Mexico City. As part of...
May 7, 20231 min read


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
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

2022 SDI Digital Democracy Awards
While preparing our annual SDI Digital Democracy Report, we come across countless examples of e-democracy platforms inspiring...
Sep 10, 20224 min read


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

The 2021 SDI Digital Democracy Awards
While preparing the 2021 SDI Digital Democracy Report, we came across countless examples of e-democracy platforms inspiring communities,...
Sep 8, 20212 min read

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
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
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

2021 SDI Digital Democracy Report
Now in its second edition, the SDI Digital Democracy Report is the flagship publication of the Solonian Democracy Institute. It is a...
Apr 16, 20211 min read
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