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🌊 Authoritarian nostalgia: Franco, Salazar and the ghosts of the contemporary far right

October 9, 2026

🎈 Supporting democracy while tolerating autocracy: who is most at risk?

October 7, 2026

🌊 Far-right setbacks do not reverse illiberal change

October 1, 2026

💊 Why we need a National Commission on UK electoral reform

September 30, 2026

Migration, belonging and the politics of cultural visibility

September 15, 2026
September 14, 2026

🌊 How social media turned economic pain into a war on feminism

Haktan Ural Haktan Ural draws on social media posts from Türkiye's anti-alimony campaigns to show how a currency crash and years of economic insecurity fuelled rage against gender equality. When progressive politics failed to answer economic pain, anti-gender movements stepped in Read more
August 21, 2026

How political science learned to stop worrying and love liberal democracy

Hugo Bonin Drawing on a systematic review of 2,401 scientific articles, Hugo Bonin shows how 'liberal democracy' has shifted from a contested analytical concept to a defensive catchphrase. The more the term circulates, the less scholars are examining it. But examining the term is crucial for how we think about democracy's future Read more
August 13, 2026

🦋 Building a pluriversal democracy where many worlds fit

Mebratu Kelecha Mebratu Kelecha argues that democracy should not force deep differences into one supposedly universal language. A pluriversal democracy would protect conflict without elimination, recognise the right to opacity, and build institutions in which Indigenous law, more-than-human claims, and revisable political settlements can coexist. Rather than demanding final consensus, it would preserve legitimate difference Read more
August 4, 2026

The promise of the Interoperable Europe Act

Evangelos Palaskas The EU’s Interoperable Europe Act aims to enable seamless data flows and online public services across borders. Drawing on EU digital regulation research, Evangelos Palaskas illustrates how the Act's governance, agenda and political challenges will shape the next phase of digital government in the European Union Read more
July 28, 2026

🎈 Nigeria's trust crisis begins between elections

Aliyu Muhammadsunusi Ubangida As Nigeria approaches its 2027 general elections, Aliyu Muhammadsunusi Ubangida argues Nigeria's deeper democratic problem appears after voting ends. Trust falls when citizens cannot reach representatives, track complaints, or see institutions respond. Closing this gap requires a clear response chain between citizens and the people elected to serve them Read more

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