With his new mandate, Donald Trump has a green light to implement most, if not all, of his most extreme policies, from tariffs to cementing an absolutist approach to presidential power.
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Swapo seems to attract the biggest crowds at rallies, but does it signal electoral support?
George Orwell, who wrote about war, totalitarianism, nationalism and patriotism in the 1940s, would have had a lot to say about Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric.
Cities are political battlefields, where elites try to retain control, and people challenge this authority.
All fascists are authoritarians. But not all authoritarians are fascists. It’s crucial to understand there are other types of authoritarianism – and how they differ.
Trump’s use of violent words has increased over time. By 2024, his use of violent language had surpassed nearly all other democratic politicians whose speeches 2 political scientists analyzed.
Unless the economic benefits resulting from having the government of national unity become socially inclusive, it might well collapse.
Cambodian investigative journalist, Mech Dara, is facing up to two years in jail.
Republicans have long focused on freedom as an election issue. Kamala Harris appears to be shifting the Democrats’ strategy to offer a rival view of what freedom means.
Adherents to the ‘new right’ ideology in Latin America are leveraging the tools of democracy to erode the democratic system from within and prolong their grip on power
Youth unemployment and out-of-control inequality are just two reasons voters have begun to lose patience with strongman capitalism. Voting is always the key to defeating authoritarianism.
Trump and the movement behind him is both new and old. Times are unprecedented but also, to historians of America, frighteningly familiar. Nick Bryant’s book excavates that history.
Renaissance philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli dissected the threats authoritarian figures pose to representative government.
Donald Trump’s reaction to his conviction provides a textbook case of demagoguery – which erodes democratic institutions and can prime an audience for violence. His followers went right along.
Governments across Latin America are resorting to draconian measures in an attempt to rein in surging gang violence.
One-third of Americans think that “rule by a strong leader or the military would be a good way of governing their country.” Are they losing faith in democracy?
Stakeholders, whether they be policymakers, political parties, civil society or the media, must proactively pursue electoral integrity.
Rwanda’s preoccupation with security is at odds with its desire for unity.
Donald Trump stands trial – the first former president to do so – on April 15, 2024.
In the early 2000s, Jon Stewart perfected the art of ironic satire, playfully critiquing politicians, political institutions, the press and the public. What’s his role now?
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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International Affairs Editor, The Conversation
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Chaired professor for Scholarship in the Public Interest in the Department of English and Cultural Studies, McMaster University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Michigan State University
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Professor of Political Science, Penn State
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Senior Visiting Scholar with the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University
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Professor of Communication Studies, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor, School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University
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Professor of Political Science, Director of Center for Islamic & Arabic Studies, San Diego State University
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Spécialiste de la politique américaine, Sciences Po
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Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
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Professor in Political Science and International Relations, Durham University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Lund University
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Assistant professor, University of Sussex
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Professor of Practice in Diplomacy, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University