Learnings and next stop: Turin
That’s a wrap for our coverage of this year’s event; the next Global Forum for Direct Democracy is expected to take place in Turin, Italy in 2017.
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Some top takeaways from the 2016 Global Forum, from participants’ point of view:
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Final wishes of the plenary: bridge the gap between people and politicians (Salvör), direct democracy for everybody (Pablo Soto) #globfor16External link
— Elisabeth Erlandsson (@erlandssonkaufm) November 18, 2016External link
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Political Function of Media en Democracy:
— Nessrine Tabebi (@TabebiNessrine) November 18, 2016External link
-create a public space
-Articulation
-Political socialization
-Watchdog#globfor16External link #deardemocracyExternal link
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There is a struggle about the promises of #directdemocracyExternal link, says @kaufmannbrunoExternal link #globfor16External link #deardemocracyExternal link
— WorldForumDemocracy (@WFDemocracy) November 17, 2016External link
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