More than 15 million people worldwide live without nationality, and an even larger number of people live undocumented
The Invasion of Ukraine Is Preventing a Truce in the War on Nature
The war has also allowed richer democracies to renege on their climate change policy targets.
The war has also allowed richer democracies to renege on their climate change policy targets.
To What Extent Is Democracy in Decline Worldwide?
Present-day assaults on democratic institutions are real.
Present-day assaults on democratic institutions are real.
Coronavirus Restrictions: Fear Is No Substitute for Trust
Can policymakers expect people to comply with official health restrictions out of fear rather than because they trust the government? Ben Seyd suggests the answer is no. Governments still need trust to motivate citizens to comply with important collective rules.
Can policymakers expect people to comply with official health restrictions out of fear rather than because they trust the government? Ben Seyd suggests the answer is no. Governments still need trust to motivate citizens to comply with important collective rules.
How To Overcome Democratic Gridlock
Today, our ability to imagine democratic futures is diluted, and narrow perspectives on democracy are presented as universal. Such a state of affairs, argues Pablo Ouziel, calls for a conversation among democratic traditions that emphasises diversity and reciprocity.
Today, our ability to imagine democratic futures is diluted, and narrow perspectives on democracy are presented as universal. Such a state of affairs, argues Pablo Ouziel, calls for a conversation among democratic traditions that emphasises diversity and reciprocity.
Autocracies With Adjectives: We Need Better Typologies of Authoritarian Regimes
The study of regime types, Hager Ali argues, is imbalanced. Theories and concepts of democracy have received attention for decades. But amid the resurgence of autocracies, scholars of authoritarianism still do not have the luxury of nuanced typologies to dissect the broad spectrum of non-democratic regimes.
The study of regime types, Hager Ali argues, is imbalanced. Theories and concepts of democracy have received attention for decades. But amid the resurgence of autocracies, scholars of authoritarianism still do not have the luxury of nuanced typologies to dissect the broad spectrum of non-democratic regimes.
Why We Must Understand Civilian Participation in Military Rule
Researchers of authoritarian politics and civil-military relations have long examined military rule. However, our understanding of civilian participation in military regimes remains limited and requires greater analytical attention, argues Salah Ben Hammou. Amid last year’s coup resurgence, researchers must begin to appreciate the subtle but salient differences among military dictatorships.
Researchers of authoritarian politics and civil-military relations have long examined military rule. However, our understanding of civilian participation in military regimes remains limited and requires greater analytical attention, argues Salah Ben Hammou. Amid last year’s coup resurgence, researchers must begin to appreciate the subtle but salient differences among military dictatorships.
St Augustine in the Anthropocene
In our contemporary world, dangers frequently come not from external enemies but from our own behaviour. To provide moral guidance on these Anthropocene dangers and help overcome the externalisation of threat, Ruairidh Brown looks back through time to St Augustine.
In our contemporary world, dangers frequently come not from external enemies but from our own behaviour. To provide moral guidance on these Anthropocene dangers and help overcome the externalisation of threat, Ruairidh Brown looks back through time to St Augustine.
Recovering Democratic Possibilities in Complex Political Systems
Jean-Paul Gagnon’s ambitious project expands our democratic imaginaries. While inspiring, Antonin Lacelle-Webster contends that making sense of democracy requires more than a lexicon. Resisting the prevailing sense of disrepair in today’s democratic politics asks us to pay more attention to democracy's appropriation, design, and normative value.
Jean-Paul Gagnon’s ambitious project expands our democratic imaginaries. While inspiring, Antonin Lacelle-Webster contends that making sense of democracy requires more than a lexicon. Resisting the prevailing sense of disrepair in today’s democratic politics asks us to pay more attention to democracy’s appropriation, design, and normative value.
We Need Rebellion To Confront New Disruptive Technologies
The internet has not, as many hoped, delivered positive change for democracy. But according to Felipe Arocena, there is still a meaningful way to confront the authoritarian advances of new technological powers and reinforce democracy – rebellion.
The internet has not, as many hoped, delivered positive change for democracy. But according to Felipe Arocena, there is still a meaningful way to confront the authoritarian advances of new technological powers and reinforce democracy – rebellion.
Welcoming Evacuee Neighbours in a Pandemic
What does it take to welcome evacuees as they rebuild their lives? Phi Hong Su reflects on how governance, labour markets, and ethnic communities can ease new arrivals’ resettlement in the United States — and how gaps in these contexts of reception worsen precarity.
What does it take to welcome evacuees as they rebuild their lives? Phi Hong Su reflects on how governance, labour markets, and ethnic communities can ease new arrivals’ resettlement in the United States — and how gaps in these contexts of reception worsen precarity.
Reimagining Democracy, One Word at a Time
Andreas Avgousti asserts that collecting democracy’s words gives us a window into the democratic imagination. He reads Jean-Paul Gagnon’s expanding database as an illustration of democratic virtues.
Andreas Avgousti asserts that collecting democracy’s words gives us a window into the democratic imagination. He reads Jean-Paul Gagnon’s expanding database as an illustration of democratic virtues.
The Public Wants the Government To Protect Them From Themselves – Sometimes
By Clareta Treger In a study of public attitudes towards government paternalism, Clareta Treger finds that, when it comes to their own safety and health, individuals prefer coercive government policies over nudges that steer them towards welfare-enhancing behaviour. Policymakers should consider this when devising strategies to mitigate Covid-19, and future crises Scholars and policymakers…
Democracy by Any Other Name
Over the course of centuries, the same thing can go by various names. The thing is not the name.
Over the course of centuries, the same thing can go by various names. The thing is not the name.
Adolescent Girls Face Severe Threats in Crisis and Conflict – And We Must Listen to Them
Age and gender intersect to create unique experiences of insecurity.
Age and gender intersect to create unique experiences of insecurity.
Bicycles Could ‘Build Back Stronger’ Post-COVID – But May Have Unintended Consequences
Bikes, offered as a tool for development, may end up reinforcing the burden on women to be primary caregivers.
Bikes, offered as a tool for development, may end up reinforcing the burden on women to be primary caregivers.