From e-books about participatory budgeting to case studies of successful citizen engagement initiatives, here's everything you need to get started with digital democracy.
We promote and institute sortition in empowered assemblies, and envision a world free from partisan politicking, where a representative random sample of everyday people make decisions in an informed, deliberative and fair environment. Join us!
The ninth annual Be Medicinewise Week is encouraging Australians to get to know the language of medicines. Understanding and communicating about medicines is key to getting the most out of them, safely.
Mit der Europäischen Bürgerinitiative (EBI) kommt in der EU erstmals ein Element direkter Demokratie zum Einsatz. In rund einem Jahr können europaweit gut vernetzte Bürgerorganisationen erstmals Gesetzesvorschläge bei der EU-Kommission einreichen. Nach der Zustimmung des EU-Parlaments und der Umsetzung in den 27 EU-Staaten steht die Initiative voraussichtlich Ende 2011 oder Anfang 2012 zur Verfügung. Das Parlament nahm den Entwurf für die Verordnung mit 628 Stimmen bei 15 Gegenstimmen und 24 Enthaltungen an. Die Mitgliedsstaaten haben nach Veröffentlichung im EU-Amtsblatt ein Jahr Zeit, die Verordnung in nationales Recht umzusetzen. Ursprünglich wollte die EU-Kommission hohe Schwellen festsetzen, darunter mindestens 300.000 Unterschriften aus neun EU-Staaten zur Einreichung einer solchen Bürgerinitiative.
Splitting the Sky, indigenous activist, seized by security forces in Canada last year when he attempted to make a citizen's arrest of George W. Bush will have his day in court on Monday, March 8th. According to Professor Anthony J. Hall, this case will demonstrate whether Canada is ruled by law or fear and highlight the need for new principles, the Calgary Principles to amend the victor's justice of the Nuremberg Principles, in light of the new impunities for high level crimes against humanity and the Earth in this era, and the need to protect and honor civil resistance to those high crimes.
Group of ordinary people who believed that good health is a right, not a benefit that should be determined by government or based on economic or social status, who want to exercise their right to make informed choices regarding their health care.
Beginning January 23, 2007, ALL persons, including U.S. citizens, traveling by air between the United States and Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda will be required to present a valid passport, Air NEXUS card, or U.S. Co
K. Richter, и S. Winter. Advances in Spatial and Temporal Databases, том 6849 из Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg, (2011)
G. Corneo. Journal of Public Economics, 90 (1-2):
37--58(2006)Free University of Berlin, CEPR, CESifo, IZA, Germany
Received 25 April 2005; revised 19 July 2005; accepted 14 August 2005. Available online 21 September 2005..
G. Corneo. Journal of Public Economics, 90 (1-2):
37--58(2006)Free University of Berlin, CEPR, CESifo, IZA, Germany
Received 25 April 2005; revised 19 July 2005; accepted 14 August 2005. Available online 21 September 2005..
G. Corneo. Journal of Public Economics, 90 (1-2):
37--58(2006)Free University of Berlin, CEPR, CESifo, IZA, Germany
Received 25 April 2005; revised 19 July 2005; accepted 14 August 2005. Available online 21 September 2005..