Archive for 2026
Interview with Josh Lerner, Co-Executive Director, People Powered
In my consultations on global democracy over the past year, people repeatedly pointed to mistrust in institutions, a disconnect between elites and citizens, and the sense that democracy doesn’t deliver as key drivers of democratic erosion. Participation is often presented as the magic bullet on the assumption that more participation naturally builds trust. To dig…
Read MoreRebuilding Ukraine: Integrity, business, and the hard trade-offs
As Ukraine continues to navigate the realities of war and the long road toward reconstruction, questions about integrity are no longer abstract. They sit at the center of how markets function, how reconstruction funds are used, and how businesses make decisions in environments shaped by uncertainty and risk. In a recent episode of the AccountabiliTea…
Read MoreMeeting the moment – from disruption to recombination
This brief reflects on how Accountability Lab responded in practice in 2025 during the year following the Democracy, Rights and Governance (DRG) aid cuts. It documents a set of choices made under constraint—about where to act, how to stay connected, and what capacities mattered most when familiar assumptions no longer held. What follows distills a…
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