The slight decrease in diversity in corporate boardrooms in 2025 comes as the Trump administration and its allies have pushed to unwind diversity initiatives.
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Psychologist Richie Zweigenhaft found a link between signature size and self-esteem. A growing body of research has since established a link to narcissism as well.
Defending democracy requires more than just countering populism in general. It requires recognizing and addressing the authoritarian currents that run through some forms of populist politics.
Elites have often shaped or manipulated state policies in ways that protect their interests and reinforce inequality.
When common sense is promoted as a virtue, it’s not just to celebrate how regular people understand the world. It promotes a worldview that rejects empirical facts and paves the way for propaganda.
Attacks on scientific expertise have been increasing, especially in politics. Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is among the more prominent people who have done that.
Does Donald Trump’s second term herald “the end of corrupt elites” in Washington? Despite his populist campaign rhetoric, Trump is bringing an"anti-elite" elite into government.
South Africa’s press council may need more awareness campaigns to enable citizens to hold the media accountable.
Unless the economic benefits resulting from having the government of national unity become socially inclusive, it might well collapse.
What happens when people form romantic relationships across class? Eve Vincent and Rose Butler interviewed 38 people to find out. Their candid answers are revealing.
My research suggests City firms’ efforts to deliver more equal representation at the top have not worked because they were never meant to.
Skewed reportage on the land debate contributes to entrenching the injustices of colonialism and apartheid.
Non-racialism is one of the unexamined dogmas of the governing ANC, which has never fully understood how white racism functions.
The idea of what it means to be South Sudanese is not universally accepted in the young nation.
In his new book, Nigeria Democracy Without Development: How To Fix It, international political economist Omano Edigheji explains why democracy has not led to development in Nigeria.
A president’s persona is always a public act. In that way, Trump’s shtick – vulgar man of the people – was not exceptional. And every president has had to invent his version of the role.
Two social scientists investigate why working-class white men are particularly receptive to President Trump’s racist and anti-immigrant messages.
Rural and small-town residents believe they aren’t getting their fair share from the government. A majority of them were Trump supporters in 2016. How will they vote when Trump is gone?
London’s super rich are building thousands of subterranean palaces.
Mass hysteria and lawlessness during disasters are remarkably rare, contrary to Western Cape Premier Helen Zille’s prediction of anarchy when Cape Town’s taps run day.
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Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Guilford College
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Professor Emeritus of Media and Culture, Griffith University, Griffith University
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Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Employment Equity, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Regional Political Economy, University of Glasgow
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Historian, University of Greifswald
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Research Director of the Center for Employment Equity, UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor in Political Studies, University of the Western Cape
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Directeur de recherches (CNRS) au Cevipof, Sciences Po
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Professor of Cities, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor, Anthropology, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology of Work, Queen Mary University of London
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Professor, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, University of South Florida
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Political and International Studies, Rhodes University
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