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Join us, for a high-level event on democratic renewal with opening keynotes by European Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen and US Assistant Secretary for Democracy Lisa Peterson.  In recent years, the world has experienced an increase in democratic backsliding, authoritarian tendencies in many countries and rising hybrid influencing. To make democracy thrive in the world, there is a need for multilateral partnerships, which includes continued EU leadership and enhanced EU action. This event will provide a forum to discuss, among international leaders, civil society and policymakers, EU democracy...

With New Board Appointees, Women's Public Leadership Network Strengthens Commitment To Help Women Seek Public Office News provided by Share this article Share this article ATLANTA, Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Women's Public Leadership Network (WPLN), a non-partisan non-profit that equips and encourages women to seek public office announced today that it has appointed Jessica Rubie, Executive Director, Flourish at Texas A&M University; Dee Dee Bass Wilbon, Partner at Bass Public Affairs, Matthew Ralston, Manager, State Affairs at Troutman Pepper Strategies; Amy Whited, Regional Director, ...

Article content Go ahead, fix the city. If you want to give it a shot, the City of London has launched an online climate action plan simulator that puts you in charge of trying to cut one million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 — the first milestone to achieving the municipality’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Here's your chance to test out a climate action plan for London Back to video From reducing waste to retrofitting buildings or making transit changes, each step helps build a climate ...

Fractured democracy, fractured journalism “Now that the election is over, democracy is no longer on the ballot — but it is still at stake.” The United States is a fractured democracy. In 2021, some journalism will exacerbate political schisms in destructive ways, while other journalism will play critical roles in helping to re-knit the civic fabric. Why? Journalists face key challenges related to trust and legitimacy in 2021. My prediction is that we will see sizable (and democratically consequential) variance in how news outlets deal with the competing pressures they face when interpre...