The rankings in Transparency International's 2018 index shows that highly democratic countries tend to have low levels of corruption. Is there something inherent in corruption that can kill democracy?
City decline is neither a fatality nor an urban nightmare. It can even be the background to a resilience strategy.
While the abortion debate continues worldwide, even in countries where it has long been legal, new drugs and telemedicine services could provide access to safe abortion beyond borders and laws.
The cost of computer attacks to companies is difficult to quantify precisely. One thing is certain, however: it is constantly improving. As is the case with defensive measures...
It's unlikely that a two-month informal national debate will solve France's crisis of political communication.
Bhutan, a poor country, ranks 26th out of 180 countries surveyed on corruption. How does the kingdom fight such issue and what can we learn from such experience?
Until last December, Internet service providers were required to respect the principle of web neutrality. This is no longer the case in the United States. What are the consequences?
After 1.3 million migrants from the Middle East and Africa came to Europe in 2015, many countries built fences or closed their ports. That has pushed migrants to take riskier routes into the EU.
The recent controversy, sloganeering and protests about Sabarimala temple in the Indian state of Kerala obscure the way that the media have used stereotypes of women and caste again and again.
Are the stacks of books in your library still alive? Why keep them if they are not? Why does our attachment to the printed word not waver in the face of its digital counterpart?
Lessons on the shaping of current privacy and technology notions by the US Supreme Court.
The popular opinion is that presidents win government shutdowns, but a review of polling evidence paints a different picture.
Our research suggests it's not too late to avoid drastic climate change – if we act now.
She stays on as PM but that doesn't leave her Brexit deal in any better shape.
In an exclusive interview, Professor James Scott discusses anarchism and State resistance by so-called “powerless” actors. Excerpts for The Conversation France.
Why has professional sport become the lens through which so many young men in the Global South are redefining their future?
The development of a hydrogen charging station has made it possible to run vehicles without producing greenhouse gases.
Humankind has today reached a historical peak in developing its strengths. It should use it to create a human community of nations inclusive on all fronts : scholars can help.
The labour market inequalities and economic insecurity are stoking discontent from the Rhine to the Seine.
The latest survey by IAFEI, Duke University and Grenoble Ecole de Management indicate that nearly half of US CFOs believe the nation's economy will enter a recession by the end of 2019
