Polarization among the public and politicians threatens to undermine educational progress made over the past few decades.
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House Republicans have adopted a rule used periodically over the past 150 years that allows lawmakers to speed up and streamline votes to dismantle federal programs and fire federal employees.
The US has an overclassification problem, which includes classifying documents about Santa Claus.
President Joe Biden may be nicer to reporters than his predecessor, but he’s not actually responsive to the press. He has held fewer press conferences than any president in recent memory.
The culture of impunity that has lingered since the presidency of Jacob Zuma has to give way to a new era of integrity and accountability.
The new book is structured around apartheid profiteers, war profiteers, state capture profiteers, welfare profiteers, failing auditors, conspiring consultants and bad lawyers.
Stable coalitions will depend on strong democratic values being embedded among political elites.
In South Africa coalitions are weaponised as extensions of elections.
Parliament’s failure to live up to its constitutional mandate was noted by the State Capture Commission as having enabled former president Zuma’s regime to corrupt state behaviour with ease.
Hockey Canada’s mishandling of sexual assault allegations is symbolic of the lack of accountability in sporting bodies. The government must rebuild trust in sports with proper oversight.
Using taxpayer-funded advertising for political advantage is rife, but there are ways it can be curbed.
People who claim the law was not broken by the scandal are missing the point. It’s about the conventions and accountability that is embedded in the Westminster system.
Competition between corporations drives innovation and development. But when it comes to artificial intelligence systems, the prevention of harm should be more important.
The New Development Bank doesn’t have mechanisms that communities can use to hold it accountable or seek redress.
With one exception, it offers refreshing guidance to jurisdictions across Australia showing signs of complacency about integrity.
In democratic societies, truth matters and institutions are expected to be accountable when they stray from it.
The Taliban is responsible for atrocities dating back to the 1990s, but has never been held responsible. The international community can play a role in ending the impunity.
The Coalition government has shown contempt for accountability. It’s time more was done to safeguard standards and our democracy.
Mistakes at the hands of health care providers are a major cause of death in the US. And many of the blunders are a byproduct of the system.
White denialism of racism provokes a narrative of ‘us versus them.’ Self-reflection and listening are among the ways to be accountable for interrupting and eradicating racism.
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Chief Research Specialist in Democracy and Citizenship at the Human Science Research Council and a Research Fellow Centre for African Studies, University of the Free State
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Adjunct Professor, National Centre for Australian Studies, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Charles Sturt University
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Professor of the Practice of International Development, Johns Hopkins University
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Professor Emeritus of Public Law, University of Cape Town
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Democracy Deputy Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Law and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
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Research Director: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES) research division, and Coordinator of the South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS), Human Sciences Research Council
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Assistant researcher, University of Sydney
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Chief executive officer, Grattan Institute
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Emeritus Associate Professor in Public Law, UCT. Visiting Adjunct Professor, WITS School of Governance; Director, Africa Programme, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University
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Assistant Professor of Government, Smith College
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Associate Professor, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia