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Did you know that if Donald Trump fails to win a single vote on Election Day, he could still be elected President? Bryan Cranston looks at the role of the “faithless Elector”.
Donald Trump may lose his bid for the White House. But far more competent, grassroots politicians will line up to take his mantle.
To end Thailand’s cycle of military and failed civilian governments, its politicians have to go beyond their structurally determined paths and challenge the status quo.
Democracy rests heavily on the idea that, though we may not like those who govern, they gained that power by fair means. Donald Trump is undermining that idea.
Will the next King of Thailand be able to bear his constitutional duties?
While voter fraud - despite recent allegations - is rare, how do we ensure the ballots we cast are counted accurately? If so, how? Our experts offer background and insight.
There have been efforts to include women in West Bank politics, but they’ve fallen short. Activists are trying to change things.
It’s not disrespecting the result of the referendum to criticise the government –or even to call for a second vote.
The war on reproductive rights in Central Europe is not a backlash but a key tenet of a new illiberal form of governance.
The US’s political system is unresponsive, arbitrary, and cannot match the complexity of people’s everyday lives. The UK offers a preview of what might happen.
Recent political events suggest that South Africa is at a crossroad where it could either be tipped into a fully corrupted state or saved by multi-party plurality
Of many ways to make fundamental decisions in a constitutional democracy, Colombia and Great Britain chose the riskiest of all options: the plebiscite.
Nobel Prize aside, Colombia continues to choose war over peace and uncertainty over resolution. Is it something ingrained in the national psyche, or the product of a tangled-up political process?
Democracy today contains within itself impulses towards both inclusion and exclusion. Spinoza’s thinking on aristocracy should alert us to how democratic rule by the people can be hollowed out.
There are several different ways to approach democracy. Polls, elections and referenda all feature, but they’re not the only way to deepen democracy.
As Colombians head to the polls for the October 2 referendum to permanently end the country’s civil war, everything from grief and hope to partisan politics will factor into their decision.
If women aren’t given their full rights, they’re less likely to believe in democratic institutions.
Will the next U.S. president continue to champion democracy around the world? Not meeting this challenge could have dangerous consequences, says former U.S. diplomat.
When even the most senior politicians go on to work as lobbyists, it can profoundly undermine democracy.
Top contributors
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Senior lecturer in democracy studies, 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 Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Deputy Vice-chancellor Research, Charles Sturt University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Researcher at the Arnold Bergstraesser Institut, Freiburg Germany, University of Freiburg
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Associate Professor of Politics, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of East Anglia
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Chair, Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, and Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy, UMass Amherst
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Professor in Economics and Humanistic Studies, Princeton University
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Professor, Department of Communication Arts, University of Waterloo
