At a time when democratic norms appear to be in decline around the world, deliberative democracy is one potential remedy worth pursuing.
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Economic growth picked up significantly for both India and Pakistan after independence, but they’ve chosen very different paths since.
Referendums and citizens initiatives can be a popular way to push politicians to listen to the people – they can also be an exercise in propaganda.
Indonesia could initiate and encourage a military-to-military engagement with Myanmar, so that Myanmar can consider the example of Indonesia’s military reform.
Other countries disqualify political officials and prevent them from holding office more often than the US does. There are benefits and potential risks to using this kind of legal tactic.
Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens’ claim that contempt is the source of contemporary political problems looks weak and obtuse in the face of what is actually happening in America now
From calling his opponent a bollard to shutting parliament for an extended period, Johnson has pushed the limits of the ‘good chaps school of government’.
Many Americans think they know much more about politics than they really do. That overconfidence can thwart democratic politics.
When election officials share voting information on social media, voters benefit – and so does democracy.
Australia has a great story to tell about its democracy – recent events have shown the importance of understanding and celebrating that.
Virtue signaling is designed to communicate specifically to one partisan tribe and to affirm its moral superiority. A scholar of ethics and politics explains why that is unwelcome in a divided US.
The loss of a two-thirds majority in parliament would be seen as a significant defeat for the MPLA.
Why do government policies sometimes fail to reflect the public will? The answer begins with the design of the US government system, forged in the 18th century.
The Chautauqua movement symbolized progressive reformers’ hopes that public learning could create a healthy democracy.
As the US gets less religious, some thinkers warn that it may get more selfish as people engage less with their communities. A team of scholars decided to investigate that concern.
Four companies contribute about 20 per cent of Alberta’s total revenue, giving them an enormous amount of control over the province’s finances and, by extension, politics.
Democratic nation-states were supposed to be the legitimate successors of empires. It hasn’t quite worked out that way in the past century, and Russia’s war on Ukraine is a reflection of that.
Academic freedom has a positive effect on democracy, as measured by the quality of elections and executive accountability.
Senegal enters uncharted territory as for the first time in contemporary history, no single coalition won an outright majority in parliament.
There’s a simple way to give territorians better representation – and the time is ripe.
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