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The 2024 Nobel prize in economics has been awarded for widely cited research on global inequality – but there are blind spots in this analysis.
This years’ winners find democratic institutions and the rule of law are more likely to have been established in countries in which European colonisers faced little resistance.
US-based Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson were recognised for their work on the vast differences in prosperity between nations.
As the country prepares to go to the polls on February 14, will the low representation of women in parliament improve? Given the systemic barriers in place, probably not.
Court leet records provide a vivid picture of the disagreements and disputes which pre-occupied medieval townspeople.
Donald Trump’s legal woes will nourish and strengthen his rhetorical style, and his followers will continue to be persuaded by how he makes them feel, not by reason, facts or critical thought.
New research suggests countries with cosmopolitan values may be more likely to
shift towards democracy, but democratic institutions can’t endure without sustained
efforts to promote such values.
Many conspiracy theories and disinformation are rooted in antisemitic tropes which spread harm and undermine our democratic institutions.
From Europe to Latin America and the US, former world leaders are being investigated, tried and even jailed. In theory, this shows no one is above the law. But presidents and PMs aren’t just anyone.
The transition between Donald Trump and Joe Biden has formally begun, yet the outgoing president still refuses to concede. How far can he go and has such a situation been experienced in American history?
It’s dismantling the Office of Personnel Management and relocating hundreds of USDA research jobs on short notice.
Legislators in a growing number of democracies are clamping down on civil society. In the United States, it’s happening at the state level.
While the US sends observers around the world to monitor elections, few will be present during the 2018 midterms in the US.
Researchers set out across four cities to ask the public, what it would it take to rebuild your trust in the media? Here’s what they said.
An expert argues why the anonymous op-ed in The New York Times can hardly be considered an act of civil disobedience and why it might make things even worse in the Trump administration.
On Human Rights Day, and with Australia set to take up a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, here’s a must-do list for this country to become a credible advocate for human rights.
Venezuela’s opposition has called a 48-hour strike to stop the Maduro government from rewriting the nation’s constitution. But grassroots democracy may not be able to save the Bolivarian Republic.
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