Trump’s use of violent words has increased over time. By 2024, his use of violent language had surpassed nearly all other democratic politicians whose speeches 2 political scientists analyzed.
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Good governance is a catalyst for national peace, stability and development.
New research shows misinformation from political ‘elites’ can be particularly toxic. We all need to do our bit to stop it.
The East African Court of Justice has been a keen promoter of the rule of law, democracy and human rights.
The explicitly anti-democratic movement seems to have the ear of a major GOP donor – along with at least two GOP front-runners for the US Senate.
The idea of what it means to be South Sudanese is not universally accepted in the young nation.
South Africans are increasingly dissatisfied with democracy because of its failure to address inequality.
Fanon was brutally honest in his criticism of militants and Africa’s post-independence elites.
Trust and confidence-building are vital in divided nations where various and often antagonist constituencies are brought together.
Exactly when the ANC’s reign will end rides on what the party does or does not do between now and its elective conference in 2022.
France has undergone thirteen major political shifts since 1789, and yet there have been very few major changes to the country’s elite.
Biden’s $4 billion plan to fight crime, corruption and poverty in Central America is massive. But aid can’t build viable democracies if ‘predatory elites’ won’t help their own people.
Parts of Tunisia’s political discourse look a lot like its colonial past.
Are Republican leaders overestimating the extent to which the public wants them to defend Donald Trump?
The majority of Kenyans appear to be happy as President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga’s pledge to “build bridges.”
The Conversation scholars analyze a few of the key themes and speeches that punctuated the three-day gathering of global elites in the Alps.
A business and humanities scholar advises the president to pack three novels and a children’s story for his long transatlantic flight to Switzerland aboard Air Force One.
After the fall of autocratic ruler Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe faces a difficult choice between the stability of a transnational government or a potentially divisive election contest.
Protests are raising tensions in Africa’s most populous country, with agitators and federal troops clashing on the streets. But is Nigeria on the brink of another civil war?
Newly translated Chinese Ministry of Education records shine light on China’s shifting place in the global higher education landscape.
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Professor of European Politics, University of Oxford
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Professor of Comparative Political Science and Democracy Research at the Humboldt University Berlin; Associate of the Sydney Democracy Network, University of Sydney; Director of Research Unit Democracy: Structures, Performance, Challenges, WZB Berlin Social Science Center.
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Teaching Fellow, University of Portsmouth
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Senior Lecturer in Media, Communication and Cultural Studies, University of Malawi
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Lecturer in Sociology, Cardiff University
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Associate Professor of Geography, Michigan State University
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Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford and Professor of Management and Sociology, University of Michigan
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Professor of Ethics and Business Law, University of St. Thomas
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Senior Research Fellow New South Institute, Emeritus Professor at The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town
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Assistant Professor of Organizations and Strategy, University of Chicago
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PhD Candidate in Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences, Michigan State University
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Professor of Politics, University of Sydney
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Professor of Political Science, WZB Berlin Social Science Center.
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Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan
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Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Monash University