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Why tackling inequality is key to protecting the planet, and democracy
Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Honorary President of the Club of Roam and co-author of Earth For All: A Survival Guide for Humanity’ has gathered the knowledge of an international team of scientists, economic thinkers, and multidisciplinary experts, to five extraordinary turnarounds to achieve wellbeing and prosperity for all, reduce social tension and ensure strong democracies within planetary boundaries. She discussed with International IDEA's Communicators Director Alistair Scrutton how to achieve global sustainable policies win a world of economic inequality, backsliding democracies and political polarisation.Background Reading: 'Earth For All: A Survival Guide for Humanity’
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Defending democracy, safeguarding our planet – A dual imperative and how to win it
An interview with Luisa Neubauer, a German climate campaigner who is using both the courts and civic groups to push authorities to take climate policy more seriously.Access International IDEA's databases, reports and initiatives on Climate Change and Democracy: https://www.idea.int/theme/climate-change-and-democracy
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Legitimult: Making democracy crisis-proof II
This is the second of a three-episode series featuring LEGITIMULT, its findings and tools for addressing and solving future crises. Drawing from the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic the LEGITIMULT (Legitimate Crisis Governance in Multilevel Systems) project aims to identify a model of political legitimate crisis governance that takes into account the interplay between international, national, regional and local governments and institutions.Its guiding research question “Which conditions contribute to democratically legitimate crisis governance?” will allow governments and policy makers to better face the crises of the future. The aim is not only to have effective responses, but that these measures respect and guarantee basic human rights and freedoms. LEGITIMULT is funded through Horizon Europe and the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).Guests:Ida Karkiainen, Member of the Swedish Parliament, Chair of the Committee on the ConstitutionDr Andreas Kiefer, former Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe (2010-2022)Co-hosted by:· Gentiana Gola, Adviser for Europe at the Democracy Assessment team, International IDEA· Dr Marcus Guderjan, Researcher at the Otto-Suhr-Institute of Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin.
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Civic Assemblies as a form of public particiation in governance: An interview with Dr Sanskriti Menon
On the sidelines of the launch of IDEA’s latest report on climate assemblies in the Global South, Billie Phillips spoke to Dr Sanskriti Menon about the power of citizen assemblies as a tool of public participation in governance and her experience working with assemblies in both rural and urban communities in India. Guest: Dr Sanskriti MenonBackground Reading: “We need a new story of deliberative democracy” – IDEA launches new report on Climate AssembliesDeliberative Democracy and Climate Change: Exploring the Potential of Climate Assemblies in the Global South
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Expert Talks on Money in Politics: Financing Democracy in the EU and the UK
In this episode, Yukihiko Hamada, Programme Manager for Money in Politics, is joined by Dr. Sam Power and Dr. Wouter Wolfs to discuss how political finance shapes the political and electoral landscape in the EU and the UK. In this in-depth conversation on the influence of money in democracy, they dive into the challenges of third-party spending, online campaign finance, and the role emerging technologies—like AI—can play in improving political finance oversight. Background Reading: https://www.idea.int/publications/catalogue/political-finance-digital-age-case-study-european-union?lang=enhttps://www.idea.int/publications/catalogue/digital-disclosure-political-finance-in-europe?lang=enhttps://www.idea.int/publications/catalogue/regulating-business-election-campaigns?lang=enhttps://www.idea.int/publications/catalogue/codes-conduct-rise-fair-and-ethical-political-campaigning-online?lang=enhttps://www.idea.int/publications/catalogue/winning-elections-right-way-online-political-advertising-rules-europe-and?lang=en
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