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What is Direct Democracy? | ANCIENT ATHENS + What is the difference between Common and Civil Law?

What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government ...
The New York Times

Athens Democracy Forum

A drumbeat of hard realities echoed through the halls at this year’s Athens Democracy Forum, where participants noted trends that do not portend well for the form of governance. By Serge Schmemann The ...
Artnet

What Does Democracy Look Like? How Political Trauma Can Be Turned Into Artistic Action

With a record number of countries holding elections in 2024—including the U.S., where Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are battling it out for the White House this week—the future of democracy feels ...
The Irish Times

Cold comfort at Athens forum on democracy in face of threats and rising tide of populism

Greece recently hosted the Athens Democracy Forum, organised by the UK-based Democracy and Culture Foundation and supported by the New York Times and leading Greek newspaper Kathimerini. The main ...
Greek Reporter

Athens and Sparta: Two Different Ancient Greek Societies Compared

Athens and Sparta were two very different societies, yet the two legendary city-states hold priceless historic value for ...
balkaninsight

Greece’s Ruling Conservatives Triumph in Local Elections

The ruling conservative New Democracy, ND, party emerged as the big winner of the Greek municipal and regional elections on Sunday. Greek Prime Minister and President of the New Democracy party ...