#Commune

[…] With its origins in settler colonialism, Canada has fundamentally embodied an immigrant society since its early days as a modern nation in the 19th century. For a long time, the nation’s immigration [...]

[…] Strengthening European democracy at grassroots level: More competences for citizen participation What do Zagreb (Croatia), Brussels (Belgium), Madrid (Spain), the Gemeente Middelburg (Netherlands), [...]

[…] On May 9, 1950, then-French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman presented a plan that became the European Coal and Steel Community in 1952 and, much later, the European Union. The economy was at the [...]

[…] Press Release: A current survey by the Bertelsmann Stiftung shows that Europe stands united behind Ukraine. According to the findings, 65 percent of Europeans believe that Ukraine should become a [...]

[…] 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 [...]

[…] A year ago, the Russian President ordered a war of aggression against Ukraine. Many thousands of people have died since then. Using drones, missiles and tanks, the Russian army has deliberately [...]

[…] In Germany, the term “open data” often refers to open government data: data that public administrators make available free of charge and in machine-readable form for others to use as they like. [...]

[…] Textblock 1 The percentage of communities that view open data as advantageous almost doubled compared to the first municipal survey in 2020. While only 14 percent of respondents two years ago said [...]

[…] Municipal Open-Data Network Together with Difu, the German institute for urban affairs, we’ve initiated a digital, municipal Open-Data Network. The meetings, which take place online, are designed [...]

[…] 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, [...]