Unlike older visions of economic democracy which started with class or the collective, the starting point now should be the individual
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Crowd-based prediction markets have even been shown to outperform intelligence analysts.
Efforts to mitigate the double edged nature of social media in politics must take into account local information environments
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was indicted on corruption charges Wednesday, both the charges and Netanyahu's response to them were reminiscent of the situation President Trump is in.
Considering the competitive nature of party politics in Ghana, campaign
strategies that evoke emotion and prepare voters remain one of the priorities of political parties.
Privacy and fact-checking are still big issues but risks from bots and foreign influence have been overblown.
Today’s autocrats rarely use brute force to wrest control. A human rights and international law scholar details the modern authoritarian's latest methods to grab and hold power.
Deeply divisive issues like Brexit are seeping into the way people interact with one another, undermining trust and tolerance of others.
Two deaths and video of a police man shooting a protester have hardened attitudes of Hong Kongers against the police.
Minority parties in Ghana have found ways to stay relevant in elections despite their declining electoral numbers
From the earliest days of democracy, thinkers have warned that letting the people rule could work out badly.
Contrary to stereotypes of nepotism and corruption, African governments such as Ghana's work hard to respond to need over politics. They can mostly resist politics, but not entirely.
East Germans feel alienated and powerless. They see themselves as second-class citizens, while outsiders live high on what is rightfully theirs.
A Mississippi law that allegedly makes it 'more difficult for African-
American-preferred candidates to win elections' will still be in place when voters choose a new governor Tuesday.
Until the two giants change, Twitter's political ad ban will have little effect on elections around the globe.
Lebanon's 1989 peace deal ended a civil war by sharing political power between religious factions. That created a society profoundly divided by religion – something today's protesters hope to change.
Multiple American presidents have viewed US support of Ukraine's security and democracy as critical to the national interest. President Trump's dealings with Ukraine are a major divergence.
Randomly selecting citizens to take turns governing offers the promise of reinvigorating struggling democracies, making them more responsive to citizen needs and preferences.
Indonesia passes a regressive anti-democratic law – with more to come – just as BJ Habibie dies, the president who championed the dramatic reform process that transformed Indonesia after 1998.
Conservatives share some of the same values as environmentalists. Tapping into these can help tackle climate change.
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Assistant Professor in Politics, University of Canberra
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Professor of Politics, University of Sydney
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Assistant researcher, University of Sydney
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor of Politics, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of Governance and Director of Democracy 2025 - bridging the trust divide at Old Parliament House, University of Canberra
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Professor in Economics and Humanistic Studies, Princeton University
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Research Fellow, University of Exeter, University of Exeter
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Professor of International Politics, University of Western Australia
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ARC Laureate Fellow, Professor of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney and McGuire Lecturer in Comparative Politics, Harvard Kennedy School
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Lecturer, Public Policy and Political Communications, University of Melbourne
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Chair, Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, and Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Research Fellow at the Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra, University of Canberra
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
