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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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Jul 15, 202420 min read
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.


May 20, 202316 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 7, 20231 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...


Dec 6, 202216 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...


Sep 16, 202214 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 10, 20224 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...


Nov 24, 202119 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...

Sep 8, 20212 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,...

Jul 24, 202115 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...


Jun 2, 202116 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...


May 18, 202121 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...

Apr 16, 20211 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...
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