Uganda’s president has ruled for three decades – and the opposition is getting stagnant too.
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The rise of Islamic State and its declaration of the caliphate can be read as part of a wider story that has unfolded since the formation of modern nation states in the Muslim world.
Australia’s political system would be better off with more ordinary people and fewer career party politicians in the Senate. It would thus be more representative of ordinary Australians, not less.
The Ugandan police refuse to ‘hand over power to the opposition to destabilise the peace we fought for’.
South Africans’ faith in the post-apartheid system of democracy is clearly slipping - and some even suggest that a return to apartheid would be a good thing.
With Iowa out of the way, the first true primary ballot is finally here.
America’s way of choosing its president is marred by murky voting methods, a warped calendar, and too much hype.
We may believe that Australians are disengaged from the political process, but that may be because we’re not looking in the right places.
As summer rolls on once again you’re despairing at a brown lawn. Perhaps you should embrace a shabbier backyard.
The people of Haiti are furious at their leaders and want to have their say – but the outside world has other priorities.
Data shows that voters organizing ballot initiatives on issues like marijuana use and plastic bag bans are doing more than creating DIY laws – they are spreading happiness.
The dwindling ranks of those who line up to defend America’s system are able to do so only if they view it through a prism of its lofty 18th-century ideals, rather than 21st-century realities.
The China Model features political meritocracy at the top, democracy at the bottom and experimentation in between. The West can learn from the best of Chinese leadership, even if it is authoritarian.
For better or for worse, various countries around the world charted a new course last year. What lies ahead for 2016?
Many works published on decolonisation originate from Ngugi wa Thiongo’s idea of decolonising the African mind. Imperialism, he writes, has left its mark on the minds of the previously colonised.
‘Sortition’ could offer a way to reinvigorate our democracy – and it’s already being trialled.
Political conventions may be challenged and redefined by every new government, but it is their role in promoting political accountability that ensures the health of our democracy.
With more and more street artists partnering with corporations, it’s important that they don’t compromise their moral standing to earn a living.
Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD has won Myanmar’s elections in a landslide, but must lead the transition to democratic rule carrying the hopes of tens of millions of voters who expect life to be transformed.
Western leaders insist that engaging with authoritarian regimes promotes human rights. They are missing the point.
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Managing Director of the McCourtney Institute of Democracy, Associate Research Professor, Political Science, Co-host of Democracy Works Podcast, Penn State
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Chair, Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, and Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy, UMass Amherst
