1 June 2016 Political Cafe
On 1 June Democracy Works Foundation holds its first Political Cafe in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. The Cafes are set to become a monthly event in…
Deepening Democratic Culture
Our Democracy Spaces program contributes to deepening democratic culture.
In young democracies democratic practice is often not embedded in culture. Elements exist, historically, traditionally but are often not carried across cultures or populations. Investing in democratic culture must be seen as an activity that is always ongoing, that is never ‘finished’. Old democracies show us time and again how important it is to continue to invest in democratic culture.
Democracy Works Foundation believes that in order to strengthen democratic culture it is important to invest in critical thinking, dialogues and exchanges of ideas to foster freedom of speech. We believe it is equally important to provide platforms for the open exchange of ideas and to help build a culture of consensus and peaceful settlement of differences.
AU Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance →
CSO Capacity Building for Credible Local Elections→
Inclusive Policy Development and Dialogue Programme →
State of Democracy Debates →
Political Cafes →
Lectures →
STATE OF DEMOCRACY DEBATE 26 NOVEMBER 2015 – Q&A PART 2
This video features Part Two of the question and answer session of our 26 November 2015 State of Democracy (SoD) debate, “Does local democracy…
State of Democracy debate 26 November 2015 – Part 1
Part One of the five-part series on our 26 November 2015 State of Democracy (SoD) debate – ‘Does local democracy work?’ – at Constitution Hill,…
State of Democracy debate 26 November 2015 – Introduction
Does local democracy work? An Introduction to the five-part series on our 26 November 2015 State of Democracy (SoD) debate at Constitution Hill, Johannesburg,…
November 26 State of Democracy Debate
Democracy Works Foundation held its second 2015 State of Democracy debate at Constitution Hill on 26 November. William Gumede, Executive Chairperson of Democracy Works…
Development versus democracy: A silly debate
Genuine democracy offers greater inclusiveness and accountability in reaching developmental, growth and industrialization goals; and makes states more effective, stable and robust against internal…
Backlash against student protests comes from unexpected quarters
Politics, we are told, makes for strange bedfellows. It is unlikely that Adam Habib, the vice-chancellor of the University of the Witwatersrand, and BDlive…
How can young people shape SA’s democratic future?
Much hopes and expectations have been placed on South Africa’s youth growing up in our still young democracy. The daily struggle for access to…
Media’s gender apartheid
Outgoing Johannesburg Stock Exchange chief executive Russell Loubser’s recent slapping of a female Mail & Guardian reporter’s behind at a press conference serves as a…
The backlash against African women
A few weeks ago, as I was leaving my office, I stopped at a traffic light and watched a young woman cross the street…