This report defines “the key concept of this report – civil society – and proceeds with a discussion of civil society’s role in a democratic society, reviewing the functions of civil society in a…
The report summarizes discussions from the Community of Democracies’ event on ”The Role of Youth in Democratic Resilience”, held at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly in New York in…
This report details recommendations for “a new approach to the conceptualisation, design, and implementation of IP and R&D; one that recognises how critical these interconnected and entwined systems…
This report examines “1.How are racial and ethnic disparities in the economy showing up in the COVID-19 epidemic?” 2. “How are racial and ethnic disparities showing up in the public policy response…
This report details “policy recommendations for the UK and US” regarding the authors’ proposal to consider “moving in the direction of treating digital connectivity as a right and organising digital…
This report examines mission-led employee firms as a “powerful model of enterprise design for a new era of environmental sustainability and social equity” (Stranahan and Kelly, 2019).
This report recommends that the United Nations (UN) should develop its democratic legitimacy through the creation of the instrument of a World Citizens’ Initiative (WCI) by which global citizens can…
This paper looks into the relationship between the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the proposed United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA). It outlines their characteristics and provides an…
Following the publication of the book A World Parliament: Governance and Democracy in the 21st Century with Jo Leinen, this discussion paper by Andreas Bummel elaborates on key elements of a future…
This explorative research provides insights into philanthropic engagement for Europe – an idea we refer to as philanthropy with a European purpose – and found that Europe is at crossroads and…
