Resources and Insights
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This page shares insights from the field and amplifies expert voices from diverse backgrounds—thinkers, practitioners, and reformers whose work deepens our understanding of democratic governance and civic resilience. It serves as a hub for learning, reflection, and practice—where multiple perspectives come together to inspire action and sharpen strategy.
Here you’ll find commentary that challenges assumptions and reimagines civic change, analysis that distills complex political realities into actionable insight, manuals that guide practitioners through the nuances of implementation, and toolkits that translate evidence and experience into hands-on methods for monitoring, reform, and transformation.
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Towards Empathetic Governance in Romania
Romania’s reform cycles, from post-1990 privatizations to today’s austerity, reveal a deeper social fatigue. Repeated, externally driven adjustments have eroded trust, dignity, and civic engagement. This article argues that sustainable reform requires empathetic governance—linking efficiency with meaning, legitimacy, and public value—to rebuild confidence between citizens and the state and ultimately prevent social unrest, democratic disengagement, and the rise of populist extremism.
Is President Trump too “Cool” for the Generals?
At the end of September, President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth convened America’s generals at Quantico to “reaffirm core values” under a newly renamed Department of War. Beneath the patriotic framing lay troubling signals: appeals to personal loyalty, ideological militarism, and hints of a future presidency testing the limits of democratic command.