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With the People: An Introduction to an Idea
"This Cousins Research Group Report… offers a strategy for bridging some of the divide separating the people of the United States from their government and from the country’s major institutions. It envisions a form of collaboration that would have institutions working with citizens, not just for them (David Matthews, 2020).
Seeking a New Relationship with Communities: How Local Elected Officials Want to Bridge Divides, Distrust, and Doubts
"The four key findings shared in this report show that many leaders are seeking a relationship with their community members, they worry about barriers to deeper community connection and about a diminished civic spirit, they are experimenting with new approaches to… deepen engagement, etc" (Miller and Taylor, 2020).
America’s future of work
"As intelligent machines enter the workplace, some occupations are shrinking. At the same time, the economy is generating new jobs—although they may be different occupations in different locations. What does the future of work hold for places and people across the United States?" (McKinsey & Company, 2020).
2020 Index report
“The Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) assesses governance performance in 54 African countries over” 10 years through a “dataset measuring African governance, assessing African countries on a whole spectrum of governance dimensions, from security to justice, to rights and economic opportunity, to health and environment” (Mo Ibrahim Foundation, 2020).
Evidence Based Policy Research Project 2020
“This research project was commissioned ‘to coax more evidence-based policy decisions by all tiers of Government by reviewing and rating 20 high profile government decisions against the Wiltshire business case criteria’” (Macdonald and Lesh, 2020).
OECD: Innovative Citizen Participation and New Democratic Institutions
"It is the first empirical comparative study that analyses how representative deliberative processes (such as Citizens’ Assemblies and Juries) are being used for public decision making around the world.” … the OECD has identified twelve distinct models of deliberative processes, evaluated what a ‘successful’ process entails, developed good practice principles, explored routes to institutionalizing citizen deliberation" (OECD, 2020).
Renewing Democracy in the Digital Age
“The...Future of Democracy program has conducted a three-year comprehensive study and related series of convenings regarding pathways for democratic reform” to “strengthen democratic values, institutions, and outcomes...This report thus represents both a capstone of a transnational, multi-stakeholder project and the launch of a new conversation” (Berggruen Institute, 2020).
COVID-19 Response - Case Studies of Four Countries
“The following report contains four case studies of different countries’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Each report first looks at the pre-pandemic preparedness of the country in question, then presents the strategy that was implemented … and an assessment of its performance” (Nakagawa et al., 2019).
Transatlantic Trends 2020
"The 2020 edition of Transatlantic Trends is a comparative study of French, German, and American perspectives on the major issues facing the transatlantic relationship: cooperation in security and defense, China’s influence on the global stage, international trade, and the digital transition." (Bertelsmann Foundation, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Institut Montaigne, 2020)
Transforming Multilateralism for 21st Century Social Justice and Inclusion
“This brief – informed by perspectives from governments, international institutions, civil society organizations and social movements – presents a way forward for policymakers worldwide, based on the most actionable policies they can champion and implement to strengthen social justice and inclusion” (Club de Madrid, 2020).
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