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January 12, 2022

China’s approach to the pandemic exposes its democratic deficit to the public glare

Rongxin Li

China has adopted a zero-case approach to the coronacrisis. But, writes Rongxin Li, China’s policies, while claiming to be in the interests of its citizens, show a lack of democratic anchoring, sacrificing civil rights and procedural justice

January 11, 2022

The pandemic reveals a lot about sovereign power and how it is contested

Ruairidh Brown

Sovereignty is typically perceived to lie with those who can provide protection. Ruairidh Brown considers how the pandemic has tested and challenged the supra-national, national and sub-national levels in terms of the exercise of sovereign power. What might be the implications of these developments in the future?

January 6, 2022

Public attitudes to coronavirus in highly polarised Hungary

Balázs Böcskei

Balázs Böcskei and Eszter Farkas analyse the influence of partisan alignment on public health issues related to coronavirus. Their findings suggest that even in such a highly polarised country as Hungary, the significance of the pandemic over time is suppressing the influence of party alignment on Covid-related issues

December 15, 2021

The EU's energy taxonomy saga

Rafal Fabianowicz

The current energy price crisis, the forthcoming European Council meeting and a new German government might create an opportunity to add nuclear energy and transitional fossil fuels to the EU's energy taxonomy. Rafal Fabianowicz assesses the possible outcomes to the ongoing saga

December 3, 2021

The death of the federal state in Ghana – and the lessons for federalists everywhere

Dennis Penu

How do federal states die? Dennis Penu looks at the case of Ghana, explaining that a federal state can die gradually rather than suddenly. In crisis situations such as the current pandemic, political forces can easily exploit such gradual change

November 19, 2021

Stopping climate catastrophe politically

Ian Budge

COP26 revealed the difficulty of agreeing pledges on climate change. But that is nothing to the problem that now arises of acting on those pledges. Ian Budge argues that the real problem of climate change is one of collective action. Here, he proposes ways to rise to that challenge

November 19, 2021

🦋 Democracy: not just what but also why

Martyn Hammersley

Martyn Hammersley argues that, since there is no essence of democracy, clarification is always required when this word is used. And any assumption that what it refers to is always desirable must be questioned: in each context, we should ask ‘Why democracy?’ as well as ‘What is democracy?’

November 17, 2021

Turkish foreign policy on a slippery path towards the Russia-China axis

Ziya Öniş

In recent years, Turkish foreign policy has oscillated between traditional alignments with the West, and a new Eastern orientation. Partnerships with Russia and China are becoming increasingly important, write Ziya Öniş and Mustafa Kutlay. Yet Turkey must be firmly anchored to the club of democratic states to regain its benign regional and global role

November 9, 2021

An increasingly Eurosceptic French electorate threatens the EU

Giovanni Capoccia

Giovanni Capoccia argues that the 2022 French Presidential elections could constitute a greater threat to the EU than any current challenge. Although unlikely at present, a Eurosceptic French President would precipitate the greatest crisis in the EU’s history – and there is still much to play for

November 3, 2021

Boris Johnson wants net zero by 2050. Are his voters behind him?

Tim Bale

The UK may be in the limelight at COP26, with the government having set highly ambitious targets for net zero by 2050. But, Tim Bale argues, evidence suggests that parts of the British electorate – largely Tory supporters – may be sceptical about the merits of the policy

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