Members of parliaments across Africa face regular accusations of being unrepresentative of their constituents.
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Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu’s arrest marks a turning point in Turkey’s democratic decline.
It doesn’t matter how many rules we have if no one follows them. If they are not widely respected, then the structure becomes useless. The same goes for democracy.
Ecowas initially supported the current president, but now faces growing authoritarianism, causing friction.
We need to learn how to spot deceit in politics, media and business – and hold those behind it to account.
The US is swinging like a pendulum between more autocratic and more democratic forms of government. How long will this destabilizing pattern last?
We tend to underestimate the threat of rare events but we can prime ourselves to be more alert to the signs.
Military personnel at all levels are now facing the question of whether they will stand up for the military’s independent role in maintaining the integrity and stability of American democracy.
Long-serving, autocratic-leaning Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking to extend his tenure beyond constitutionally set term limit.
Overwhelming people with a deluge of announcements makes it difficult to easily track and understand what is happening in the White House.
Critical thinking involves specific skills for assessing evidence, but background knowledge about the subject is also essential.
Nigeria needs a broad-based coalition of developmentalist elites.
Democracy is fragile. As a federal election approaches in Canada, it’s important to know the warning signs of extremism and anti-democratic practices that are now routine in the U.S.
The world needs to act to inoculate ourselves from the slow burn effect of a world made safe for autocracy rather than democracy.
Supporters of a four-year term say it would give governments more time to make better policy. But without deeper changes, it may only increase political uncertainty.
Human rights in one of the world’s most egregious authoritarian regimes are set to be diminished even further, thanks to another sudden funding freeze by Elon Musk.
Democracies must constantly guard against their erosion – and Australia is no exception.
The first-ever national census of legal aid private practitioners reveals lawyers are bearing the costs of the government-funded system.
Gen Z don’t hate democracy, they have a problem with the way it is being delivered.
Ibrahim Traoré’s popularity in some west African countries may rest on shaky foundations.
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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