On October 1, 2026 the annual Global Forum from the Global Democracy Coalition (GDC) took place during the Athens Democracy Forum (ADF). It was one day where the member organisations from the GDC discussed latest topics, developed insights, and worked out concrete concepts to better understand the state of democracy…
actions, events, and research
Latest news about our ongoing actions (e.g., webinars, documentary & movie productions), events (e.g., conferences, concerts, exhibitions), and research towards historic change and the development of a “Global Democratic Republic”.
research news
Horizon Europe “GoGlobalClimate” project proposal submitted
On 18 March 2026, initiated by Fabio Masini and Susanna Cafaro, we discussed possibilities for “Future Projects” and decided to embark on what Fabio referred to as a “journey.” On 23 September 2026 – almost exactly six months later – we reached a first significant milestone in our journey. We…
research news
Democracy Innovation – David Campbell extends our latest understanding on democracy
Innovation follows a very stable pattern of four phases: (1) ignorance, (2) ridicule, (3) hostility, and (4) acceptance. In academia, this is no different, and every groundbreaking innovation that ultimately succeeds can look back on exactly these four phases. Democracy, the assessment of its quality, and the criteria used to…
actions, events, and research
IDGR becomes a member of the “Article 109 Coalition”
We have a very clear focus on how to develop our dream of a “Global Democratic Republic” – based on all our experience with start-up, organisation development, change management, and transformation projects. In our view, the best way to develop and to achieve our dream is by evolving it from…
Supranational Democracy Dialogue
2026 “Supranational Democracy Dialogue” develops steps towards global democracy
From April 23-24, 2026 the VIII edition of the “Supranational Democracy Dialogue” took place in Brindisi bringing together political decision makers, scientists, and artists to discuss “Rethinking Democracy: Culture, Education, and Well-Being for Europe and the World” at the historic and inspiring “Convento di Santa Chiara“. The conference started with…
global warming, climate disruption, and biodiversity loss
Warming planet, Fewer people — IDGR research maps the demographic cost of political inaction
The political decisions made in the next few decades on fossil fuels, the industrial meat production system, and reforestation will not just determine how hot the planet gets, they will determine how many people it can support, and under what conditions. Not in some distant future, but within the lifetimes…
actions, events, and research
IDGR becomes a member of the “Global Democracy Coalition”
Many, probably still think that the development of a “Global Democratic Republic” is utopian. For us, it is the most obvious need within the global crises which is currently unfolding – global warming, climate disruption, and the loss of biodiversity mostly due to “greenhouse gas” (GHG) emissions from burning fossil…
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IDGR works out the currently by far most important graph for humanity
Ahead of the 2025 “Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change” (COP30), heaving read e.g. the fantastic contributions “UNEP – Emissions Gap Report 2025: Off target. Continued collective inaction puts global temperature goal at risk” and the “WMO – State of the Climate Update…
A first official global direct democratic vote on ‘climate action’ with 5.5 billion people now!
IDGR works out the (most likely) greatest impact project in human history
Global warming, climate change, and the loss of biodiversity is by far the current greatest (security) threat to humanity (cf. our trans- & interdisciplinary global warming scenario). It is silent, it is slow, it is complex and it is inert & thus delayed. Based on what we understand about our…
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Temperature rise will be exponential – IDGR starts working on trans- and interdisciplinary global warming scenario
Global warming, climate change, and the loss of biodiversity is in our view the by far greatest (security) threat to humanity ever in human history (nuclear weapons certainly have the potential to extinct humanity within seconds, but they are men made and can be fully controlled by men, e.g. cf….