Increased cooperation between a subset of far-right street-gangs – Active Clubs – has largely passed under the radar.
Saving Democracy: Three (R)Evolutionary Remedies
Democratic malaise, deconsolidation, backsliding, illiberalism, decline, erosion, rupture, decay, or simply: crisis.
Democratic malaise, deconsolidation, backsliding, illiberalism, decline, erosion, rupture, decay, or simply: crisis.
The EU Should Be Cautious in Shifting Away From Economic Liberalism
Faced with contemporary geoeconomic challenges, the European Union and its member states are experiencing an identity crisis.
Faced with contemporary geoeconomic challenges, the European Union and its member states are experiencing an identity crisis.
Citizen Assemblies Must Report on Expert Diversity and Inclusion
Deliberative approaches like citizen assemblies are gaining traction, particularly to inform climate policy.
Deliberative approaches like citizen assemblies are gaining traction, particularly to inform climate policy.
Authoritarian Practices With Adjectives in China
Authoritarian regimes are not centralised monoliths. In China, authoritarian responses to protest can differ dramatically across localities.
Authoritarian regimes are not centralised monoliths. In China, authoritarian responses to protest can differ dramatically across localities.
We Must Rethink Our Understanding of Democratic Trends
The ‘total texture’ of democracy exists, and we can observe it, argues Alex Prior. This is possible through a conceptualisation of this ‘texture’ as fractal: being complex and self-referential at every scale.
The ‘total texture’ of democracy exists, and we can observe it, argues Alex Prior. This is possible through a conceptualisation of this ‘texture’ as fractal: being complex and self-referential at every scale.
War in Ukraine: Are Negotiations Possible?
Faced with the successful Ukrainian counteroffensive, and with military costs mounting, the Russian elite has splintered into bickering factions.
Faced with the successful Ukrainian counteroffensive, and with military costs mounting, the Russian elite has splintered into bickering factions.
Democracy as a Way of Living
Sonia Bussu argues that the way we understand democracy has been colonised by ‘liberal democracy’ and capitalism.
Sonia Bussu argues that the way we understand democracy has been colonised by ‘liberal democracy’ and capitalism.
Minben 民本 as an Alternative to Liberal Democracy
Democracy is unconsciously linked to 'the West', avers Rongxin Li, especially Anglo-Saxon-type governmental arrangements such as liberal democracy.
Democracy is unconsciously linked to ‘the West’, avers Rongxin Li, especially Anglo-Saxon-type governmental arrangements such as liberal democracy.
The Reagan Myth Is Stunting the Republican Party
Comparing Donald Trump to Ronald Reagan has become the key trope of the Republican Party’s decline.
Comparing Donald Trump to Ronald Reagan has become the key trope of the Republican Party’s decline.
How One Sporting Gesture Helped Curb Ethnic Discrimination
Newspaper archives confirmed what we remembered about that period. There had been a huge spike in commentary and debate after the controversial gesture.
Newspaper archives confirmed what we remembered about that period. There had been a huge spike in commentary and debate after the controversial gesture.
Neoliberalism Is in Crisis, but What Is the Alternative?
Global relations are increasingly regulated by states which strengthen control over their national territory.
Global relations are increasingly regulated by states which strengthen control over their national territory.
Italy’s Odd Turn to the Right
The outcome of the Italian parliamentary elections, now less than two weeks away, seems a foregone conclusion.
The outcome of the Italian parliamentary elections, now less than two weeks away, seems a foregone conclusion.
Nostalgia and Anti-Nostalgia in the Brexit Narrative
We often consider nostalgia – the emotional sense that things were better in the past – as the opposite of future orientation.
We often consider nostalgia – the emotional sense that things were better in the past – as the opposite of future orientation.
A ‘Cat-Dog’ Called Electoral Autocracy
The popular term electoral autocracy is one of these cat-dog concepts. It treats different 'hybrid' autocracies as if they were the same because they hold multiparty elections but fail to guarantee minimum 'democratic standards'.
The popular term electoral autocracy is one of these cat-dog concepts. It treats different ‘hybrid’ autocracies as if they were the same because they hold multiparty elections but fail to guarantee minimum ‘democratic standards’.
The ‘Science of Democracy’ Is More Than Falsification
Unfalsifiable statements are not scientific because they are imprecise and can never be proven false.
Unfalsifiable statements are not scientific because they are imprecise and can never be proven false.