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Citizens’ assemblies are increasingly popular in Europe and Canada. But not in the United States. How come?
Pam Bailey

What if democracy could be so much more than what we think it is?
Pam Bailey
Iain Walker offers on the role of participatory democracy in areas without a working government – and why attempts to solve conflicts often fail
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A new column by Rachel Kimber on the journey to shape equity in grants management
Rachel Kimber

Donors bring an investment mindset to development. That needs to change
Isabelle Clérié

The two most important democratic innovations of the last 30 years have developed in parallel but not in unison
Nick Vlahos
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