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Published in: democraciaAbiertaBrexit, Colombia and Trump: electoral and direct democracy at their best
Despite the dissatisfaction of many with the latest election results, the democratic electoral system works today...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKMillions are missing from the UK’s electoral registers
The foundations of UK democracy are threatened by a crisis in voter registration.
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Published in: 50.50Philosophies of migration
Migration raises more fundamental questions than 'should these people be here': it probes into the very essence of...
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Published in: openSecuritySecurity services should not have carte blanche
It seems obvious that human rights must be compromised to guarantee security in the face of armed violence. Obvious...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBreak big media monopolies and help new journalism projects—poll
Amid saturation media coverage of the coming UK general election, corporate control of big news organisations goes...
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Published in: openSecurityAfter the demonstrations ...
The popular outpouring in France, taken with the climate marches in September with which it would not at first be...
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Published in: openSecuritySouth Africa’s parliament and the politicisation of the police
The police were a symbol of the old, apartheid South Africa. Unfortunately they are becoming a symbol of the ‘new...
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Published in: openSecurityShadow of military looms large over Pakistan street protests
The military is never far from politics in Pakistan—and it may be implicated in the latest political crisis, as...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt, swallowing civil society
The new draft law for NGOs proposed by the Egyptian state further narrows the space for civil society, and openly...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt's liberal coup?
Contrary to appearances, the embrace by some Egyptian liberals of anti-democratic practices may not be in...
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Published in: openSecurityEgypt’s cover-up
The military-backed authorities in Egypt refused entry this week to two top officials of Human Rights Watch, seeking...
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Published in: openSecuritySlow and steady: Hungary’s media clampdown
The Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orban, sent a frisson across the EU with his boast last weekend that he is...
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Published in: openSecurityArrested democracy: why Thailand needs a new social contract
The Thai military may think its May takeover has run smoothly but authoritarian dictates and an elite power monopoly...
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Published in: openSecurityTwenty-first century protest: social media and surveillance
The internet is a two-edged sword—a vehicle for mass surveillance on the one hand and the organisation of...
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Published in: 50.50Citizenship deprivation: A new politics of nationalism?
As instances of citizenship deprivation rise in Britain year on year, we face a situation in which rather than the...
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Published in: openSecuritySelling dictatorship
Liberal opinion has been outraged by the disclosures about US and UK electronic surveillance. Yet the most...
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Published in: openSecurityFrom utopia to dystopia: technology, society and what we can do about it
The superficial post-war dream that technology would solve the world’s social problems has transformed into a...
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Published in: 50.50Misogyny in the Greek parliament and media: a problem no-one wants to deal with
Chauvinism and corruption work in tandem to stifle public life in Greece. The disparaging and dismissive treatment...
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Published in: Shine A LightJustice in the UK: back to the 1930s?
Proposals to cut legal aid and judicial review in Britain will make it harder for people fighting for their rights...
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Published in: oDRIs China more democratic than Russia?
On paper, Russia’s political system is an impressive reproduction of Western representative democracy, while the...