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CivWorld, an International Project at Dēmos, is a global interdependence initiative with four closely linked activities aimed at raising awareness of the interdependent character of global society and fostering transnational and interdependent solutions to global challenges: Interdependence Day Forum and Celebration, Policy and Research on Democracy and Interdependence, Advocacy, and the Global Interdependence Network for Action (The GINA Project).

The International Program at Dēmos advances new ideas to cope with a changing world that is faced with accelerating globalization, starker inequities between nations, growing human migration, and profound security and environmental threats. Through research, policy development, and engagement in public debates, we seek to bring about four major outcomes:

A more democratic system of global governance which reflects the realities of international interdependence, the erosion of U.S. dominance, and the need for multilateral solutions to global problems.



A more inclusive global economy in which all peoples and nations share in the prosperity generated by markets, growth, and trade, and in which the globalization of commerce is matched by the globalization of social protections.



New approaches to citizenship and political representation to ensure that immigrants are better incorporated into the societies in which they live in an era marked by rising cross-border movements of people.



A more active engagement of the American public in U.S. international policy to ensure that the democratic values that underpin our policies at home also guide American actions abroad.

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Dēmos is a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization. We are committed to building an America that achieves its highest democratic ideals-a nation where democracy is robust and inclusive, with high levels of electoral participation and civic engagement; an economy where prosperity and opportunity are broadly shared and disparity is reduced; and a strong and effective government with the capacity to plan for the future.