What is the civic responsibility of social media platforms to combat...
In this episode of the DemWorks podcast, Michelle Brown, senior advisor for elections at NDI talks to NDI analyst Calvin Garner about Ukraine’s recent parliamentary elections. They discuss how advances...
View ArticleHow can political campaigns guard against hackers in the digital age?
Throughout the month of July the DemWorks Podcast and Video series has been exploring the effect of digital technology on democracy. In this episode we focus on the importance of cybersecurity and the...
View ArticleYoung Women. Fresh Voices. The Future of Democracy.
The DemWorks Podcast and Video series will extend International Youth Day (August 12) to celebrate and amplify the political engagement of young women and young men throughout the month of August. In...
View ArticleWhy is equality essential to a successful democracy?
DemWorks continues to celebrate International Youth Day by exploring the importance of gender equality in democracy. In episode 6, Laura Jewett, NDI’s regional director for Eurasia speaks with Olena...
View ArticleHow does increased youth participation in politics improve a society?
In Jordan, NDI is using an innovative program to help young people use democratic methods and community action to become invested in their nation’s future. Through “Ana Usharek” (“I Participate”),...
View ArticleIn An Election Year, Africa’s Largest Democracy Confronts Disinformation Head On
In February 2019, Nigeria went to the polls to elect its President, Vice President, House of Representatives and the Senate facing an exponentially growing volume of news and online information about...
View ArticleHow will 2019 fit into the story of Tunisia's democratic development?
Tunisians go to the polls on Sunday for the second democratic presidential election in the country’s modern history. What will they be thinking about as they cast their ballots? Jobs? Human rights?...
View ArticleCelebrate the promise and resilience of democracy!
Today marks International Democracy Day 2019. From the world’s oldest to youngest democracies, this is a day to celebrate the promise and resilience of democracy around the world. Despite real...
View ArticleThe good news about Ukraine – and why it deserves our support.
Ukraine is all over the news these days, albeit not in a good way. That is unfortunate. The country deserves much more – and favorable – support for its democratic progress and remarkable resilience in...
View ArticleHow does humor help democracy?
In this DemWorks podcast we explore humor, arguably the most democratic form of speech. We talk to Matt Wuerker, the Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist for Politico, one of the leading news...
View ArticleIs Democracy in Europe Delivering?
Next month marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Democracy looked much different in 1989 than it does today. How has democracy changed in Eastern Europe since the bold steps it...
View ArticleDemworks Live! Why is political polarization happening now?
DemWorks celebrates its 10th episode with a special live installment, discussing the rising threat of political polarization. NDI President Derek Mitchell sits down with renowned global expert on...
View ArticleCitizen Election Monitors Played A Key Role in Tunisia’s Presidential Elections
As Tunisian citizens went to the polls to elect a new president last month, citizen observers were present in large numbers, including non-partisan observers, pollwatchers representing candidates, and...
View ArticleWhy are young voices and young leadership critical to democracy?
DemWorks is coming to you from the heart of Berlin on the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Thirty years ago, a wave of revolutions swept across Europe - revolutions that were driven by...
View Article30 years since the Berlin Wall fell, progress for democracy continues
Last week marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Amid the remembrances, debates over "what went wrong" and doubt about democracy's promise in some quarters almost seemed to...
View ArticleReflecting on the fall of the Berlin Wall, 30 years on (w/ Brian Atwood & Ken...
In this special episode of Demworks, NDI President Derek Mitchell is joined by his predecessors at NDI, Brian Atwood and Ken Wollack. The three discuss the years before and after November 9, 1989, the...
View Article30 years after the Berlin Wall, what does democracy mean to you?
In our second Demworks episode recorded in Berlin, NDI’s director for Central and Eastern Europe, Rob Benjamin talks to Zuzana Papazoski, who currently runs NDI’s programs in Poland, Slovakia, and the...
View ArticleSee something, say something, do something!
Recorded just blocks from the Brandenburg Gate, NDI’s Robert Benjamin continues his discussion with Zuzana Papazoski about the fall of the Berlin wall and its effect on modern society. With so many...
View ArticleHow has Europe changed since the Iron Curtain lifted?
In our second Demworks episode recorded in Berlin, NDI’s director for Central and Eastern Europe, Rob Benjamin talks to Zuzana Papazoski, who currently runs NDI’s programs in Poland, Slovakia, and the...
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