Americans across all generations still value free speech. But for younger Americans, especially, that support is less strong and seems increasingly conditional.
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Calls by Pierre Poilievre and Donald Trump to defund public broadcasters seem aimed at silencing criticism and obscuring oversight of their actions. That’s dangerous for democracy.
Public media can’t replace everything that’s been lost during journalism’s economic crisis. But it has plugged some major holes, particularly at the local level.
Decisions made by Donald Trump’s administration in its first 100 days will have impacts on people’s lives around the world.
The signs of the return of authoritarianism are evident. We must let go of the illusion that apolitical movements alone can protect democracy.
An expert helps explain why people don’t always immediately push back when politicians attack their democracies.
Amy Buller’s Darkness of Germany describes the difficult decisions Germans faced as fascists took over their country – including whether to flee or stay and fight.
In his second term, President Donald Trump asserted new control over the press − as Hungary’s strongman leader Viktor Orbán had urged him to do.
A general decline in trust in public institutions across Africa reflects the disconnect between state officials and the people.
More than a century of evidence suggests that bureaucrats, at their best, stand for expertise, fairness and public service.
Setting up a unity government highlights that a positive turnaround is possible for South Africa, though it is far from guaranteed.
Habeas corpus – a Latin phrase meaning ‘you shall have the body’ – protects any person, whether citizen or not, from being illegally confined. It’s a crucial element of US law.
The law against insulting the Thai monarchy has become a common tool for silencing Thai activists. Now, a foreign academic has been targeted.
Over the past year, all of Australia’s eight top research universities have increased restrictions on campus protests.
Youth unemployment and corruption have helped drive youth dissatisfaction on the continent, with major implications for governments and democratic strength.
Whoever wins the upcoming presidential election, Gabon’s people will see a new government run by members of the former one.
Another election brings another round of promises from politicians trying to win votes, but how many did the last government keep? It’s likely more than you think.
If Canada is to maintain an informed, financially responsible and democratic society, tax literacy must be taken seriously.
Neither heroic behaviour nor exceptional courage is required to engage in these accessible building blocks of a sustainable democracy.
When the world order is being undermined, we must denounce attempts by states that see themselves as empires to intimidate other states and devalue the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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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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Adjunct professor, Charles Sturt University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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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 World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Associate Researcher, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of East Anglia
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Nonresident Research Fellow, Rice University
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Professor of Communication Studies, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand