#Democracy

[…] The quality of democracy, market economy and governance has fallen to its lowest level in twelve years on a worldwide average. This is the key finding of our latest Transformation Index BTI. Since [...]

[…] This was the finding of a new study conducted by the Bertelsmann Stiftung in cooperation with Baden-Württemberg’s state counselor for civil society and citizen participation. For the first time, a [...]

[…] Anchoring citizen participation in Europe - at the local level Why is citizen participation important and why does it need an institutional framework? Our event revolving around these topics was met [...]

[…] Russia will greet visitors from around the world with traditional hospitality when the 2014 Winter Olympics begin on Friday in Sochi. For Russians themselves, however, life has become decidedly less [...]

[…] In keeping with the beliefs of its founder, Reinhard Mohn, the Bertelsmann Stiftung carries out a worldwide search for solutions that contribute to the common good and that make social progress and [...]

[…] Now in our 14th year of celebrating International Democracy Day, a day intended to encourage governments around the world to strengthen and protect democracy, we are called upon to reflect on the [...]

[…] The foundation will be using four sessions to present topics that bring together social issues and the digital world: public participation in the transatlantic free-trade agreement; data visualization [...]

[…] The fifth edition of the Democracy R&D Annual Conference brought together 125 academics, practitioners and policy-makers from all continents. Network members came from the USA, Brazil, Mexico, Kenia, [...]

[…] Currently, the EU is involving citizens in European policy development in an unprecedented way. In the "Conference on the Future of Europe", citizens discuss with politicians the EU’s policy [...]

[…] A new chapter for participatory democracy in Europe How can we adapt to climate change? What systems do we need to avoid food waste? What will the mobility of the future look like? The opinions of [...]