Fwd: Welcome to the Direct Democracy Navigator

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Subject:        Welcome to the Direct Democracy Navigator
Date:   Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:45:38 +0100
From:   Ronald Pabst, Democracy International <pabst(at)democracy-international.org>
To:     <wbm@world-wide-democracy.net>



NEWSLETTER
7 February 2012
www.democracy-international.org
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We have started a unique global information and collaboration platform on direct
democracy: the Navigator to Direct Democracy.  Our project partner is the Initiative
and Referendum Institute Europe.
The website itself is a project which needs your collaboration: Together we can feature
all available procedures, practices and events of modern direct democracy in all countries.
In order to facilitate collaboration, we believe that a standardized approach is necessary
and we will therefore make reference to a common typology (instruments) of popular
vote procedures on substantive issues.

You are most welcome to browse the Navigator as a user and to participate in developing
this new tool by becoming a commentator, contributor or editor of the Navigator:
http://direct-democracy-navigator.org/

Please use the new tool and send your remarks or questions to our editor Dr. Klaus
Hofmann (klaus.hofmann(at)mehr-demokratie.de).

Regards
Ronald Pabst/Daniel Schily/Klaus Hofmann

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1.      Website for ECI: Official Homepage

On January 26 the EU Commission presented the homepage for the ECI. It provides
information on all citizens' initiatives, it explains the rules, and enables everybody to
launch an initiative:

http://ec.europa.eu/citizens-initiative/public/welcome

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2.      Island
"Let the banks fail." This is a conclusion one might have looking at the development in
Iceland. But does a closer look change this impression? Read the report by Carsten Berg.

http://democracy-international.org/iceland.html

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3.      Events 2012

There are four events about direct democracy on the agenda: The most important is our
summer academy from July 13 to 15. It will take place probably in Bulgaria. Save the date,
we will soon publish more information. Please find an overview about upcoming events here:

http://www.democracy-international.org/events.html

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