• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Democracy Chronicles

Towards better democracy everywhere.

  • AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
  • WORLD DEMOCRACY
  • POLITICAL ART
  • more
    • election technology
    • money politics
    • political dissidents
    • THIRD PARTY
      • third party central
      • green party
      • justice party
      • libertarian party
    • voting methods
  • DC INFO
    • author central
    • about
    • advertise with DC
    • contact
    • privacy policy
You are here: Home / Archives for Germany

Germany articles on Democracy Chronicles

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​News about the struggle for better democracy in Germany.​ ​​​According to Freedom House, "state governments have considerable authority over matters such as education, policing, taxation and spending". Germany's relationship to the European Union remains key. Also check out our section on World Democracy or our articles on Europe.

Friedrich Ebert At 150: Germany’s Pioneer Of Democracy

March 21, 2021 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Friedrich Ebert At 150: Germany's Pioneer Of Democracy

150 years after Friedrich Ebert’s birth Germany is today a stable democracy. But democracy’s foundations must not be taken for granted.

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Election History, Election Science, Europe, Germany

Germany Remembers Dawn Of Democracy In Reichstag

March 21, 2021 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Germany Remembers Dawn Of Democracy In Reichstag

The Reichstag was conceived as a kind of fig leaf for popular participation but never really was from the start due to self-confident lawmakers.

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Election History, Europe, Germany

Merkel’s Preferred Successor Says Won’t Seek Post Before 2021

May 15, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Merkel's Preferred Successor Says Won't Seek Post Before 2021

Chancellor Merkel’s preferred successor, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, said Sunday that she would not seek the top job before Merkel’s term ends in 2021.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Europe, Germany

Daimler Says It Has No Idea How Kim Jong Un Got His Limos

April 27, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Daimler Says It Has No Idea How Kim Jong Un Got His Limos

German automaker Daimler, which makes armored limousines used by N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un, says it has no idea where he got them .

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Asia, Dictatorships, Germany, Kim Jong Un, North Korea, Worldwide Corruption

Germany Criticizes Turkey’s Treatment of Foreign Journalists

March 11, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Germany Criticizes Turkey's Treatment of Foreign Journalists

Germany criticizes Turkey’s treatment of foreign journalists saying that such actions were “not compatible with our understanding of press freedom.”

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Europe, Germany, Journalism and Free Speech, Middle East, Turkey

Syrian Director Posed as Extremist to Film Documentary on Jihadists

February 25, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Film Documentary on Jihadists

Syrian-German director of Oscar-nominated documentary posed as extremist to film Jihadists to better understand what led to extremism in his home country.

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Germany, Middle East, Political Artwork, Syria

Foreign Picture Oscar Nominees Tackle Political Oppression, Injustice

February 17, 2019 by DC Editors 1 Comment

Foreign Picture Oscar Nominees

Totalitarian regimes and mark on human psyche, nostalgic depictions of life in Mexico City riddled with socio-economic and racial divisions with much more.

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Dictatorships, Germany, Japan, Lebanon, Poland, Political Artwork, Romani People

Berlin Filmfest Rolls Out Red Carpet for Women Trailblazers

February 10, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Berlin Filmfest Rolls Out Red Carpet for Women Trailblazers

Berlin filmfest, kicked off Thursday making a statement against entertainment industry sexism by welcoming an unprecedented line-up of female directors.

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Europe, Germany, Political Artwork, Women and Democracy

Facebook Backs German Election Integrity Initiatives

January 23, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

German Election Integrity Initiatives

Facebook has launched German initiatives to defend election integrity and examine the ethics of artificial intelligence its operations chief said on Sunday.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Europe, Germany, Internet and Democracy, Social Media and Democracy, Voting Technology

German Politicians’ Data Hacked and Posted on Twitter

January 5, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

German Politicians' Data Hacked, Posted on Twitter

The private data of hundreds of German politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, has been hacked and posted on Twitter, the government said.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Election Security, Europe, Germany, Internet and Democracy, Social Media and Democracy, Spying and Privacy, Voting Technology

  • « Go to Previous Page
  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Page 4
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Page 11
  • Go to Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

SEE WORLD DEMOCRACY SECTION:

world democracy aristotle

political dissidents

Outrage After Russian Director And Playwright Detained Outrage After Russian Director And Playwright Detained (5/11/2023) - Berkovich and Petriychuk where charged with justifying terrorism over a play about Russian women marrying…
Belarus Journalist Taken From Plane Sentenced To 8 years Belarus Journalist Taken From Plane Sentenced To 8 years (5/7/2023) - The arrest of opposition blogger Raman Pratasevich shocked the world when Belarus forced his Ryanair…
Iranian Secret Committee 'Punished Celebrities Over Dissent' Iranian Secret Committee ‘Punished Celebrities Over Dissent’ (4/28/2023) - Iran's Secret committee sent a list of 141 to the economy ministry, including celebrities, raising…
Coercive Bargaining In Kenya’s Anti-Government Protests Coercive Bargaining In Kenya’s Anti-Government Protests (4/5/2023) - Kenya's anti-government protests have been characterized by both peaceful demonstrations and violent clashes with police.
Imprisoned Journalist Is Latest Escalation In Algeria Media Crackdown Imprisoned Journalist Is Latest Escalation In Algeria Media Crackdown (4/5/2023) - Abdessalem Bouchouareb has been convicted in Algeria as part of an ongoing media crackdown, raising…
Pussy Riot Will Receive This Year's Woody Guthrie Prize Pussy Riot Will Receive This Year’s Woody Guthrie Prize (3/30/2023) - Russian performance collective Pussy Riot will receive this year's Woody Guthrie prize honoring art for…
democracy chronicles newsletter

dictatorships

Collective Action Against Authoritarianism Collective Action Against Authoritarianism (11/16/2024) - Collective action can empower communities, safeguard freedoms, and counter the rise of authoritarianism.
Autocrats’ Favorite Word? Democracy. (6/15/2023) - Amid a decline in global freedom, authoritarian leaders have invoked the language of democracy in…
Arab League Reinstates Bashar Assad’s Syria Arab League Reinstates Bashar Assad’s Syria (5/11/2023) - The Arab League reinstated Syria, ending a 12-year suspension. Western sanctions remain in place, limiting…
Twitter Changes Boost Autocrats’ Digital Disinformation Twitter Changes Boost Autocrats’ Digital Disinformation (4/27/2023) - Recent changes at Twitter have enabled authoritarian governments in Russia, China, and Iran to amplify…
Podcast: Between Democracy And Autocracy (4/19/2023) - Between democracy and autocracy is an anocracy, defined by political scientists as a country that…