Democracy

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Brain capital: A new vector for democracy strengthening

Erin Smith, Jay Weatherill, Carol Graham, Andrew Robb, Rym Ayadi, Sanjiv Das, Peter Palmer, Jo-An Occhipinti, William Hynes, Thomas Dougherty, and Harris A. Eyre

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

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Human development in an age of uncertainty

Pedro Conceição

Friday, November 4, 2022

Guests watch election night results during a party for Tennessee Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bill Hagerty Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 in Franklin, Tenn.Gw58532

Help democracy—cancel election night

Thursday, November 3, 2022

Tunisia, Tunis, 2022-10-15. A demonstrator holds up a sign that reads, what do you want democracy! When do you want it now!, as others chant slogans while holding up Tunisian flags, during a demonstration held by the National Salvation Front (a Tunisian political group opposing the President Kais Saied), on the occasion of the 59th anniversary of the evacuation Day, to protest against what the demonstrators called a coup by the President Kais Saied, as well as against the upcoming early parliamentary elections. They also protested against the measures Said has taken since 25 July 2021and demanded his departure. The crowd also protested against what they consider a return to dictatorship and an attack on Democracy. Photograph by Chedly BEN IBRAHIM / Hans Lucas.Tunisie, Tunis, 2022-10-15. Un manifestant brandit une pancarte sur laquelle on peut lire : Que voulez-vous de la democratie Quand la voulez-vous maintenant ! , tandis que d autres scandent des slogans tout en brandissant des drapeaux tunisiens, lors d’une manifestation organisee par le Front De Salut National (une coalition d’entites politiques Tunisiennes s’opposant au president Kais Saied), a l’occasion du 59e anniversaire de la Fete de l’evacuation, pour protester contre ce que les manifestan mmts appellent coup d’etat du president Kais Saied, ainsi que contre les prochaines elections legislatives anticipees. ils ont aussi proteste contre les mesures que le president Saied a prises depuis le 25 juillet 2021 et ont reclame son depart ainsi que la chute du regime. La foule a aussi proteste contre ce qu’elle considere comme un retour a la dictature et une atteinte a la democratie. Photographie par Chedly BEN IBRAHIM / Hans Lucas.

Rule of law continues five-year decline, but bright spots emerge

Monday, October 31, 2022

President Donald Trump grips his podium as he participates in the first 2020 presidential campaign debate with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden held on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., September 29, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

The worrying decline of the Senate candidate debate

Monday, October 10, 2022

Former Brazilian President and presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds a Brazilian flag during a rally in Curitiba, Brazil, September 17, 2022. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

Will Brazil’s elections be a victory for democracy?

Valerie Wirtschafter

Friday, October 7, 2022

Voters arrive at their polling location on Primary Election day in Rockport, Massachusetts, U.S., September 6, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Lessons from the 2022 Primaries – what do they tell us about America’s political parties and the midterm elections?

Thursday, September 8, 2022

Acronym GAFA (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon) designed on an iPhone screen. Montreal (Canada), July 28th, 2019.Sigle GAFA (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon) forme avec les icones des applications mobiles. Montreal (Canada), le 28 juillet 2019.NO USE FRANCE

Frenemies: Global approaches to rebalance the Big Tech v journalism relationship

Courtney C. Radsch

Monday, August 29, 2022

The logos of Facebook, Messenger, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat and Pinterest social media app icons on a smartphone.

The Digital Services Act’s lesson for U.S. policymakers: Co-regulatory mechanisms

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives applaud and celebrate as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) lays down her gavel after the House passed H.R. 6376, the "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022," which has already passed the U.S. Senate, in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis

How a stockholding ban could change Congress

Colby Galliher, Norman Eisen, and Jaya Nayar

Thursday, August 18, 2022