The report examines how co-design and deliberative engagements are rapidly changing the way governments around the world grapple with complex public policy problems.

This report explores the case for, and ways to promote, effective place-based governance and local democracy as vital elements of Australia’s federal system. It is in response to trends such as declining levels of trust in governments and politicians, the inability of ‘big government’ to deal with issues such as climate change and rapid metropolitan...

Trust in democratic and other key institutions has declined, and this is compounded by new capabilities of adversaries seeking to interfere in elections and to undermine people’s trust in those institutions. This policy brief explores areas where interference has been detected across the world and considers key learnings from those examples.

The word populism is on everyone’s lips. It’s blamed for bringing President Donald Trump to power and causing Brexit. This report uses new data to help answer the question - is Canada having a populist moment? And if so, why is that a problem?

Many people are calling for greater accountability and care from the big digital platform companies. The question has become - what precisely needs to change? What evidence do we have as to the interventions and solutions that might mitigate against the biggest threats posed to our democracy by digital media? This research seeks to answer...