Democracy and the UN discussed in Oslo
Andreas was co-host of a Round Table discussion on a UN Special Rapporteur on Democracy in the margins of the Oslo Freedom Forum
On the UN80 reform process
Commenting on the UN Secretary-General’s UN80 reform process, Andreas said that “What the UN needs is a rethink. A rethink of how it is funded, how it functions, and how it connects with the people it is meant to serve.”
Panel on the UN’s 80th anniversary
Andreas was one of the speakers at an expert online panel (in German) discussing the state and future of the UN on the occasion of its 80th anniversary in 2025, organized by the Austrian political scientist Josef Mühlbauer.
Copenhagen Democracy Summit
Andreas attended the 2025 Copenhagen Democracy Summit and participated in side events organized by the World Liberty Congress, among other things
Global Citizens’ Assemblies
Andreas is a co-author of a new policy brief on implementing Global Citizens’ Assemblies which was presented at a webinar
A UN Special Rapporteur on Democracy
Andreas spoke at an event at the Human Rights Council in Geneva and co-authored a piece addressing common concerns
“A World Parliament” available in Japanese
The original edition of Andreas’ book has now been published by Akashi Shoten in Japanese. Find it here.
Article in The Jakarta Post
In this opinion piece, Yuyun Wahyuningrum and Andreas Bummel make the case for a UN Special Rapporteur on Democracy and why it’s important in Southeast Asia in particular
Events on global democracy in South Africa
In November Andreas attended the World Movement for Democracy’s assembly in Johannesburg and two additional events which marked the launch of a South African chapter of Democracy Without Borders
UN Summit: the future must wait
In this article Andreas comments on the results of the September 2024 UN Summit of the Future in the field of participation and transforming global governance