New podcast from the Democratic Society with Hanne Bastiaensen about her work on balancing offline and online voting in Antwerp’s participatory budget.
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Slovaks Protest Lack of Progress One Year Since Journalist’s Murder
Thousands of Slovaks rallied to mark first anniversary of the killing of an investigative reporter and his fiancee to protest lack of progress in the case.
Slovakia Officials Urged to Expedite Justice in Kuciak Case
The Committee to Protect Journalists and International Press Institute (IPI) called on Slovak officials to expedite justice in journalist Ján Kuciak case.
Ahead of Election, Tech Could Unite Europe’s Populist Groups
The sharing of the Rousseau technology marks the most brazen attempt to date to internationalize Europe’s populist movements.
The Internet is Coming Under Attack in Russia
An acquaintance living in the United States asked me if it was true that Russia is about to “cut off its Internet” from the rest of the world.
PODCAST: Viktor Orbán’s Velvet Repression in Hungary
Hungary is a country that’s often referred to in a group of countries in central and Eastern Europe that are seeing authoritarian leaders rise to power.
Kremlin Critics and Allies Agree: Isolated Russian Web a Fantasy
A week after Russia’s lower house of parliament approved a preliminary measure aimed at safeguarding internet operations in case of a foreign cyber attack.
Police and Protesters Clash Outside Albanian Parliament
Police, protesters clash outside Albanian parliament on Saturday during an anti-government protest demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama.
Boosting Voter Turnout in Switzerland’s Direct Democracy
Biel (Bienne, in French) is best-known for being the capital of Swiss watchmaking and for being the biggest bilingual town in the country.
Casting Doubt on Swiss Reverence of Direct Democracy
The symbolic value of citizen participation in decision-making should not be underestimated, the actual importance of direct democracy in Switzerland.