Addressing gender inequality is a critical aspect of international development. So why has progress been so slow?
Governments at All Levels Must Work Together To Solve the Climate Crisis
"Focusing only on environmental ministries overlooks, for example, that emissions come from all economic sectors"
“Focusing only on environmental ministries overlooks, for example, that emissions come from all economic sectors”
Democracy Is Under Threat, and We Must Use Theory To Save It
Democratic theory has never been more innovative, grounded, accessible, and relevant
Democratic theory has never been more innovative, grounded, accessible, and relevant
Change Is Possible in Hungary
A return to democratic values in Hungary is possible
A return to democratic values in Hungary is possible
Western Countries Use Resettlement Policies Strategically
By Philipp Lutz and Lea Portmann Western countries repeatedly point to resettlement – the organised transfer of refugees to a safe third country – as a solution to persistent humanitarian crises. Yet, Philipp Lutz and Lea Portmann show how such resettlement can, paradoxically, be a way for states to legitimise limiting access to humanitarian…
🦋 Democracy Is an Essentially Contested Concept
By Norma Osterberg-Kaufmann, Toralf Stark and Christoph Mohamad-Klotzbach To strengthen democracy, we need new, innovative thinking, write Norma Osterberg-Kaufmann, Toralf Stark and Christoph Mohamad-Klotzbach. They propose to identify the core norms underlying a universally valid concept of democracy, opening up dialogue between empirical and theoretical approaches, and linking inductive and deductive methods ‘The only…
The Media Chooses Who Has Won (And Lost) An Election – And It’s Not Just Based on Objective Electoral Performance
Especially in multi-party systems, there is often more than one way to interpret election results.
Especially in multi-party systems, there is often more than one way to interpret election results.
The EU’s Democratic Problem – And What Can Be Done About It
Ideas put forward during the Conference will result in ‘concrete recommendations for EU action’.
Ideas put forward during the Conference will result in ‘concrete recommendations for EU action’.
🦋 How to Measure Democracy: A Practitioner’s View
It's more of a challenge than you might think.
It’s more of a challenge than you might think.
Canada’s Saskatchewan, and the Difficulties of Defining a Nation
There is no single definition of 'a nation'.
There is no single definition of ‘a nation’.
The US Democrats Must Act To Uphold Americans’ Human Rights
Using Human Rights Measurement Initiative methodology to evaluate how the United States performs on human rights, Pablo Cesar Santos-Pineda reveals the country has been failing to meet its obligations in relation to education, food, health, housing and work.
Using Human Rights Measurement Initiative methodology to evaluate how the United States performs on human rights, Pablo Cesar Santos-Pineda reveals the country has been failing to meet its obligations in relation to education, food, health, housing and work.
Stopping Climate Catastrophe Politically
Climate change is a problem, first and foremost, of collective action. This makes it a political problem, and therefore a problem that is not beyond resolution.
Climate change is a problem, first and foremost, of collective action. This makes it a political problem, and therefore a problem that is not beyond resolution.
The Perpetual Reinvention of Democracy
Democracy is in crisis, but we seem at a loss as to what to do.
Democracy is in crisis, but we seem at a loss as to what to do.