Hosting the FIFA World Cup games can prove a propaganda win for authoritarian nations. But the data suggests the tournament favors democracies.
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A healthy democracy has free and fair elections, robust civil liberties, multiparty competition and minimal corruption. Does Texas qualify?
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, president of Turkey, and Viktor Orbán, prime minister of Hungary, are two leaders who have consolidated power using a similar playbook.
The Bush administration invaded Iraq with plans for it to become a democracy. But according to some social science measures, the country isn’t any more democratic than it was before 2003.
New data from 2000 through 2019 shows that Ukraine’s human rights record is better than Russia’s – but worse than that of its Western European neighbors.
Africa can make important contributions to the issues on the agenda: defending against authoritarianism; fighting corruption; and respect for human rights.
Why the argument that authoritarian regimes are better at handling pandemics isn’t that simple.
Surveys shows that the majority of Africans prefer democracy, despite its flaws, to the alternatives.
The growth of new, vibrant, independent media sites and projects in South Africa have challenged conceptions of what a newsroom is. On limited budgets, some even fare better than mainstream media.
An abundance of natural resources has helped Kazakhstan attract billions in investments. Despite its booming economy, the government is unlikely to move towards democracy any time soon.
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer: Journalism and Media Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of Political Science and Global Studies, Boise State University
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Associate professor of political science, University of Rhode Island
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of the Human Rights Institute, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Department Chair and Professor, Political Science & Public Administration, University of North Dakota
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