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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

Jul 1520 min read

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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.

The Importance of Verified Civic Engagement

May 20, 202316 min read

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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...

Dec 6, 202216 min read

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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...

Democracy & Digitalisation - A Ugandan Perspective

Sep 16, 202214 min read

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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:...

Building Trust & Breaking Down Complexity: The Past, Present & Future of Participatory Budgeting

Nov 24, 202119 min read

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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...

Citizens' Assemblies: A German Perspective

Jul 24, 202115 min read

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Citizens' Assemblies: A German Perspective

Roslyn Fuller interviews Sarah Händel, Member of the Board at Mehr Demokratie, regarding the movement for Citizens’ Assemblies in...

Surveillance, Technology & The Future of Democracy

Jun 2, 202116 min read

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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

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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...

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

Feb 24, 202116 min read

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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...

Participatory and Deliberative Democracy and Citizens’ Assemblies

Dec 20, 202029 min read

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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...

Nov 20, 20205 min read

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Privacy in the Digital Age

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

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