In a world where political polarization and disengagement are denting democracy, does Botswana’s ‘kgotla’ system hold the key?
(THE CONVERSATION) In late October, more than 80% of Botswana’s electorate went to the polls and voted out the incumbent government. The unexpected result was accepted by all parties, and the outgoing ...
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Backsliding democracies challenged as world becomes more authoritarian, IDEA report
More than two-thirds of the world’s population now live in backsliding democracies or autocratic regimes. Overall, the number of countries moving in an authoritarian direction in 2020 ...
The Post-Cold War Era Is Finished. Liberalism and Democracy Will Go On.
More than that, the nature of his winning coalition showed how the American electoral order tends to rebalance itself with ...
Democrats aren't alone — incumbent parties have lost elections all around the world
By the time 2024 is done, more voters will have gone to the polls than in any other year in history. And among the half of ...
The Signs of Diminishing Democracy | Opinion
While Donald Trump was elected by a voting public and will take office in a country where democratic institutions have proven ...
Mathews: Undermining local democracy in Indonesia and the world
Local democracy constitutes the vast majority of the democracy that exists in Indonesia, and the world. The stakes of ...
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World Movement for Democracy: The crisis of the democratic wolf in a sheep’s skin
South Africa is playing host to the 12th Global Assembly of the World Movement for Democracy from November 20-22, 2024. This ...
45 pro-democracy Hong Kong activists sentenced to up to 10 years in prison under China-backed law
Western countries are outraged after Hong Kong used a Chinese national security law to sentence 45 pro-democracy activists to ...
Hong Kong court sentences 45 pro-democracy leaders in mass trial
A Hong Kong court sentenced 45 pro-democracy advocates in a mass trial on Tuesday, marking the largest case yet brought under ...
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DM Katz to Austin: ‘No Democracy in the World, Including US, Detains Citizens Without Due Legal Process’
He noted that no democracy in the world, including the United States, employs such measures against its citizens without due legal process.” Katz emphasized Israel’s firm opposition to all ...