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Hannah Arendt work holds lessons on reinvigorating democracy in a time of corroded trust in political institutions, an emboldened far right, and ecological breakdown.

The European Parliament bears the responsibility for nurturing the development of a truly trans-European citizenry.

A photo essay by Sofia Cherici and Federico Ambrosini tells the story of how, for one Italian town, democracy is an ongoing struggle for justice and self-determination.

Citizens’ assemblies will not be a silver bullet for the climate crisis.

For proponents of deliberative democracy, today’s representative regimes offer nothing more than illusion.

Avoiding alarmism and complacency, these infographics show us how democracies have coped under crisis.

Ece Temelkuran warns of the signs of creeping authoritarianism.

The government has exploited cultural issues to the detriment of democratic rights and norms, putting already vulnerable groups further at risk.

Silja Kudel asks how far women’s participation in politics has taken Finland on the road to an equal society.

An interview on the critical infrastructure on which our democracies are built and its transformation.