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Exploring Worldwide Democratic Innovations

Innovative forms of deliberative and participatory democracy from outside the West can inspire reform in European states.

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By Richard Youngs and Ken Godfrey
Published on Jun 17, 2022
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The European Democracy Hub was launched in 2021 as a joint initiative of Carnegie Europe and the European Partnership for Democracy. To continue to follow the project’s outputs, please visit: https://europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu.

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About the Authors

Richard Youngs

Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program

Richard Youngs is a senior fellow in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, based at Carnegie Europe. He works on EU foreign policy and on issues of international democracy.

Ken Godfrey

Executive Director, European Partnership for Democracy

Ken Godfrey isthe executive director of the European Partnership for Democracy.

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Richard Youngs
Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
Richard Youngs
Ken Godfrey
Executive Director, European Partnership for Democracy
Ken Godfrey
DemocracyMiddle EastAsiaEuropeSouthern, Eastern, and Western AfricaEastern EuropeLebanonEast AsiaSouth KoreaTaiwanCaucasusGeorgiaIran

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