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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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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...
Mar 20, 20214 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...
Feb 24, 202116 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...
Jan 9, 20214 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...
Dec 20, 202029 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...
Nov 20, 20205 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...
Sep 24, 20203 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...
Sep 12, 20201 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,
Aug 8, 20204 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...
May 15, 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...
Apr 18, 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...
Feb 4, 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...
Jan 14, 20201 min read
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