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The most politically divided time in US democracy coincided with a boom in new communications technologies, confrontational political influencers and widespread disinformation. It wasn’t 2024.
Trust in government is a major influence on tax compliance in sub-Saharan Africa.
The increasing influence of Bloomberg Philanthropies on cash-strapped city governments raises questions about the reliability of philanthropy over the long term – and its democratic legitimacy.
The five-time leadership nominee, distrusted by many of the governing party’s top members, has taken out the leadership poll.
Conversations on religious freedom are key to democracy, but they are missing from the discourse this election year, writes a scholar who studies the role of religion in politics.
In a time when media companies are more cash-strapped than ever, the threat of defamation action has a chilling effect on the stories that get told.
The ‘basic law’ is designed to prevent the return of national socialism and sets out a comprehensive set of rights for Germans that cannot be removed from the constitution.
In recent years, Australia has been dubbed the “defamation capital of the world”. High-profile legal stoushes in the headlines seem to back this up. How can we reconcile this with freedom of speech?
The UN faces a crisis because of its failure to address the world’s biggest conflicts.
Every state’s regulations and procedures are different, and it is vital that you understand the requirements and opportunities to vote where you live.
Centralising power in a president is more likely to foster personalised, corrupt governance that is democratically unaccountable.
Trump’s display during the debate shows that his white male insecurity is a liability to his candidacy − and a threat to the country.
Upper chambers in some African parliaments have been used to weaken opposition groups.
The UN’s Pact for the Future is a sweeping document aimed at guiding international action to resolve current crises and shift its focus to the future.
Debates are moments in time, but even years later, key items can evoke their history and reinforce their importance in American democracy.
In 1966, the assertion of Black power was grounded in an appeal to the founding principles of the United States. Black church leaders called for healing internal divisions through engagement.
Conservative, socialist or nationalist, what’s best for biodiversity? The results may surprise you. We studied 165 nations, examining threatened species numbers and the extent of protected areas.
The Electoral College system puts most of the attention on just a few states – and paints a target on those states’ voting systems.
The CLP has won majority government in an election that saw the Labor Chief Minister lose government and her own seat.
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