You can’t gain power without also gaining enemies, as Machiavelli pointed out.
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Why do voters accept leaders who reach power without a vote? The answer lies in the psychology of legitimacy.
Snap decisions, hard bargaining and public provocation… Donald Trump never ceases to throw off his partners. How can foreign policy best tackle his behaviour.
Political trust and support for the rule of law are important for sustaining stability in democracies.
Her new book weaves an authentically retold personal story with high political drama. But Ardern misses an opportunity to reflect more deeply on her time in power.
An exceptional performance from Ralph Fiennes, a heritage setting, plus Vatican scandal and intrigue make this an outstanding watch.
Local government raises about 4% of New Zealand’s tax revenue. The equivalent in Denmark is about 36%. If the government believes in ‘localism’, it has to give councils more power to raise revenue.
Banning political donations may sound like a good idea, but Peter Malinauskas’ plan raises political and legal risks.
‘Accentless’ spoken language is the language of the elite, of authority. It’s the version of the language that is used by the people who have traditionally held all the power.
A former executive director of the National Governors Association explains what it is about certain governors that makes them less suited for the presidency.
Kenya’s inability to move past ethnic ideology has made it difficult to develop alternative bases for political organisation.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, president of Turkey, and Viktor Orbán, prime minister of Hungary, are two leaders who have consolidated power using a similar playbook.
Throughout US history, a ‘white backlash’ has worked to keep Black officeholders and their constituents out of power. Atlanta DA Fani Willis is just the latest.
Ghana’s regions have no autonomy, yet creating new ones is contentious as it threatens the interests of chiefs and political parties.
Throughout Thomas’ tenure on the court, he has pushed the Supreme Court to replace Marshall’s vision with one more amenable to the powerful than the powerless.
Science fiction does more than entertain – it can also be used to better understand the political forces that shape the societies in which we live.
Political power and a history of racism lurk behind the recent state takeover of the Houston public school system.
States with more capacity, more political inclusion and that make good use of foreign aid tend to see better outcomes.
Politics is turning into a playground for the country’s elite in the absence of other avenues through which to rise to fame – and fortune.
State governments, councils, researchers and entrepreneurs are slowing our slide to disaster – but they need others to step up.
Top contributors
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Research Fellow, International Institute of Social Studies
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Professor, Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, University of Nairobi
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Associate Professor of Political Science and Global Studies, Boise State University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Leeds Beckett University
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Head: Wits School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, College of Coastal Georgia
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Professor of Public Policy (retired), University of Virginia
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Honorary Fellow, Australian Museum
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International Relations Scholar, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Politics, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
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FedEx Professor of Law; Author of The Transition: Interpreting Justice from Thurgood Marshall to Clarence Thomas, University of Memphis
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Professor of Sociolinguistics, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Service, New York University
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Professor Emerita in Constitutional Law, University of Sydney
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Professor of Taxation and Commercial Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington