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How livestreaming helped save South Korean democracy

December 18, 2024

The EU’s democracy efforts in Central Asia lack impact

September 17, 2024

🎭 Thailand and transnational protests in the digital age

March 11, 2024

🌈 De-democratisation in South Asia weakens gender equality

March 7, 2024

🔮 Populist polarisation might benefit democracy – as Southeast Asia suggests

February 9, 2024
August 7, 2023

Has the Hindu majority developed a ‘Nazi conscience’ in India?

Amit Singh Emboldened by the support of the State, Hindu nationalists have unleashed violent attacks on religious minorities in India. Constant state propaganda and communal violence have led to the development of a ‘Nazi conscience’ among the Hindu majority, which now perceives violence to be morally righteous, argues Amit Singh Read more
June 22, 2023

🔮 Going beyond the Eurocentrism of populism research: lessons from the Philippines

Adele Webb Is the concept of populism a help or a hindrance in understanding complex political dynamics in the Global South? Adele Webb draws on the case of the Philippines to challenge Eurocentric and historically truncated views of populism. Here, she calls for more contextualised readings of populism’s manifestations outside the West Read more
May 26, 2023

🦋 Bhimrao Ambedkar as theorist of democracy

Scott R. Stroud Bhimrao Ambedkar was many things, and is often known as a political activist and an anti-caste thinker. In addition, Scott R. Stroud positions Ambedkar as a theorist of democracy who extends the pragmatist tradition Read more
May 4, 2023

🔮 Uncovering the realities of populism in Japan

Masaru Nishikawa Japanese media and academics continue to link populism with specific political positions. Yet studies show that this is not the case. Masaru Nishikawa raises the fundamental question of whether populism exists in Japan Read more
February 1, 2023

North Korea’s tactical shift in the Indo-Pacific

Abhishek Sharma The concept of an ‘Indo-Pacific’ region is gaining traction. More countries in and beyond the Indo-Pacific region are building closer relations—in opposition to China. Abhishek Sharma argues that North Korea sees opportunity in the region's changing power dynamics to position itself as China's ally Read more

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