democracy – Ulrike Reinhard

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Ulrike ReinhardApril 21, 2026The NomadNo comments

— Why Citizens Can No Longer Wait — Four years ago I interviewed Audrey Tang — Taiwan’s first Digital Minister and one of the most original thinkers on democracy alive today. We talked about radical transparency, citizen participation, and what it actually takes to build trust between people and their institutions. This conversation stayed with […]

Field Note — Pavia

Ulrike ReinhardMarch 11, 2026Field NotesNo comments

A lecture hall at the University of Pavia. First-year political science students. Italy. Eastern Europe. Africa. The Middle East. When I started speaking about the United Nations, the room became very quiet. So quiet you could hear a pin drop.I did not celebrate the UN. I reflected on it.Not as a perfect institution. But as a political arena — […]