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Nigeria’s 23rd year of unbroken democratic rule will be celebrated on 12 June 2022.
The fear of domination of one ethnic group or section by another has persistently undermined efforts at democratic consolidation in Nigeria.
The Platinum Jubilee serves as an opportunity to reflect on the complex interactions and historical evolution of the British monarchy and the transformations in sport, politics and society.
In principle, political debates should showcase an aspiring leader’s vision. It’s a lofty goal given their current format in Kenya.
Experts and undecided voters from pubs across the country awarded the debate to Albanese, in what was a much more civil contest than the previous debate.
A staggering 10,000 people took part in our #SetTheAgenda poll. The number one issue was climate change.
Former ambassador to the United States Joe Hockey considers himself ‘a unique and successful politician’. Dennis Altman is not convinced.
The creation of the G5 Sahel added to the traffic of security groupings in the region
Uganda uses unpredictability to combine democratic institutions with authoritarian power.
For the second time running, it is looking like the French presidential election will go to a runoff between centralist Emmanuel Macron and far-right Marine Le Pen.
World Health Day is shining a light on local responses to health challenges. It’s time New Zealand takes that message to heart and works with local communities for a fairer health system.
Chinese novelist Murong Xuecun infiltrated Wuhan in April 2020 to gather its citizens’ stories from the first days of coronavirus: from the doctor who first warned of a new disease, to a taxi driver.
The story of Kylie Moore-Gilbert’s 804 days as a political prisoner is about more than Iran’s human rights abuses, writes Scott Burchill – the West is no model of international citizenship either.
Ghanaian footballers chased migration to the US after the removal of Nkrumah as president.
The system behind apps like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and WhatsApp isn’t neutral. It encodes political communication, influencing what users see.
The New Zealand government is set to introduce sweeping reforms to the country’s health system. But without changes in how the system is funded, will the reforms achieve their goals?
President Samia Hassan may have been an ‘accidental president’ but Tanzania’s leader has set out to showcase her own political strategy.
New Zealand has opened the borders to up to 4,000 Ukrainians fleeing violence in their home country. Why haven’t we been so welcoming to refugees from other parts of the world?
Social distancing, lockdowns and emergency powers changed the way elected representatives operated in the pandemic.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Professor of Politics, University of Sussex
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Sir John Bunting Chair of Public Administration, Australian National University
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Senior Professorial Lecturer, Co-Director Transatlantic Policy Center, American University School of International Service
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Lecturer in Political Science and International Relations, Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII)
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Lecturer of international trade law, Monash Business School, Monash University
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Professiorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Dean of Business School, University of Southern Queensland
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Associate Professor, School of Geography, University of Nottingham
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Subject coordinator in Asian Studies, Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne
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Professor Emeritus of Politics, London Metropolitan University
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Part-Time Professor of Economics, The New School
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Lecturer in Constitutional and Administrative Law, and Public Procurement, Bangor University
