NicolĂĄs Palomo HernĂĄndez
The public and the media increasingly use Democratic Global Performance Indicators (GPIs). But how good are these indicators at measuring democratic health? NicolĂĄs Palomo HernĂĄndez looks at the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index as an example. He argues that the index has methodological and ideological biases, yet significant impact nonetheless Read more
Simone Belko
Simone Belko invites us to imagine research into democracy as an 'artful science'. Without mediation by experts or representatives, but only through open civic intelligence, we can together determine the total texture of democracy from the bottom up. This self-referential poetics has the potential to define democracy in still untold ways Read more
Paul Whiteley
Following COP27, Paul Whiteley explores public attitudes across the world to whether governments should prioritise growing the economy or resisting climate change. The findings across countries with different levels of economic development help explain the difficulties of finding common cause in the climate change challenge Read more
Thareeat Laohabut
The fashion for seeing all authoritarian regimes through the lens of âdemocratic backslidingâ or âautocratisationâ has overshadowed our understanding of the strategies of classic authoritarians. Thareerat Laohabut uses the case of Thailand to illustrate this problem, showing how civil-millitary relations supporting the regime have been inadequately understood Read more
JosĂŠ J. SanmartĂn
JosĂŠ J. SanmartĂn explores the significance of last month's midterm elections in the US, detecting deep undercurrents at work in American politics. These, he says, will not only shape the next presidential election campaign. They may also determine the United Statesâ vision of itself in the longer term Read more
Igor Ahedo Gurrutxaga
Igor Ahedo Gurrutxaga uses a puzzle to achieve organisational change in public institutions. Solving the puzzle seems difficult, because it requires us to think outside the box. Yet the answer can serve as a metaphor for the need to change an organisationâs attitude Read more
Alex Prior
The âtotal textureâ of democracy exists, and we can observe it, argues Alex Prior. This is possible through a conceptualisation of this âtextureâ as fractal: being complex and self-referential at every scale. Through this perspective, we can problematise long-standing â but nevertheless incomplete â analogies of democracy and democratisation Read more
Frowin Rausis
Qatar is basking in the global spotlight as host of the 2022 World Cup. Less prominently, it is the latest country to introduce an asylum law. Frowin Rausis argues that Qatarâs new-found status as a global host, of football and of asylum seekers, serves to showcase the country, and boost its global reputation Read more
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