Demokratisierung

With Connective Cities, a new Internet platform helps networking of municipalities worldwide

To stop Isis, Iraq needs a credible social contract

Hopes that rising incomes automatically lead to more activism for good governance are probably exaggerated

Support for civil society in developing countries is not a trivial matter

Afghanistan’s two remaining presidential candidates share many policy ideas

Ways to protect online activists’ free speech from government repression

Before passing new laws, policymakers should assess their impact

Indian election result may yet spell violent trouble

Mozambique hopes to stimulate its economy with the help of a new government-owned development bank

After the financial crash in Argentina in 2001, citizens organised direct democracy at the local level