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Are Republican leaders overestimating the extent to which the public wants them to defend Donald Trump?
The majority of Kenyans appear to be happy as President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga's pledge to “build bridges.”
The Conversation scholars analyze a few of the key themes and speeches that punctuated the three-day gathering of global elites in the Alps.
A business and humanities scholar advises the president to pack three novels and a children's story for his long transatlantic flight to Switzerland aboard Air Force One.
After the fall of autocratic ruler Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe faces a difficult choice between the stability of a transnational government or a potentially divisive election contest.
Protests are raising tensions in Africa's most populous country, with agitators and federal troops clashing on the streets. But is Nigeria on the brink of another civil war?
Newly translated Chinese Ministry of Education records shine light on China's shifting place in the global higher education landscape.
It's a nice idea: a society where people are judged on merit alone. But it remains a fiction.
Donald Trump is the latest example of populism's return to the global political landscape. Nine scholars from seven countries examine the link between populism and democracy.
While few would bemoan its end, the club fostered strong ties among the titans of Corporate America and ensured moderate candidates and policies. Its death has led to more extremism.
The relationship between advocacy organisations based in Western capitals and their marketed constituency of marginalised and disadvantaged African groups is tenuous. What then, is the goal?
Malawi appears to have learnt nothing from the biggest state corruption scandal that rocked the country two years ago, leading to donors withdrawing their support. The same conditions still remain.
South Africa’s inequality levels are stark. The rich are super rich, the poor very poor. There's a gaping hole in the middle and this is the greatest threat to stability.
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Professor of Politics, University of Sydney
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Professor of European Politics, University of Oxford
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Senior Lecturer & ARC DECRA Fellow, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of Comparative Political Science and Democracy Research at the Humboldt University Berlin; Associate of the Sydney Democracy Network, University of Sydney; Director of Research Unit Democracy: Structures, Performance, Challenges, WZB Berlin Social Science Center.
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Professor and Director of The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town
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Academic Director in the Graduate School of Development Policy and Practice, University of Cape Town
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LSE Fellow in Development Studies, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Lecturer in Media and Communications, University of Malawi
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University Chair Professor, Dean of the School of Government, Peking University, Peking University
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Lecturer in Sociology, Cardiff University
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Professor of Management and Sociology, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
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Professor of Political Science, WZB Berlin Social Science Center.
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Assistant Professor of Organizations and Strategy, University of Chicago
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President and Chairman, University of Niigata Prefecture
