You searched for open government - Page 36 of 42

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

October 20, 2021

🌊 Civil society organisations under pressure in the world’s biggest democracy

Soumi Banerjee

Soumi Banerjee and Rishi Jha argue that the rising wave of illiberalism is causing a shift in state-civil society relationships around the world. In contemporary India, the government often targets NGOs, resulting in the partial or complete seizure of operations

September 27, 2021

Sport and politics do mix, but match results don’t swing elections

Stefan Müller

Several studies have suggested that 'irrelevant events' outside politicians’ control, like sports results or lotteries, affect voting behaviour. Such findings raise worrying questions for democracy. Yet, write Stefan Müller and Liam Kneafsey, these concerns may be overstated. In Ireland, a country with a strong sporting tradition, match outcomes do not influence citizens’ assessments of government performance, or voting behaviour

September 18, 2021

The EU’s human rights policy is deficient, but not in the way you might think

Johanne Døhlie Saltnes

The EU often faces criticism for conducting an inconsistent and arbitrary human rights policy. This critique is misguided and overlooks a more fundamental problem with the policy, argues Johanne Døhlie Saltnes: that it tends to be executive-driven, precluding the participation of individuals and affected groups

September 16, 2021

🦋 What is democracy? An empirical response to the Butterfly Collector

Leonardo Morlino

Jean-Paul Gagnon's original blog in this series asked ‘what is democracy?’ Leonardo Morlino brings an empirical perspective to this question. Contextualising and unpacking it, he then develops an empirical strategy of research for democrats to follow

September 13, 2021

Threats to states’ identity are equally important as threats to state borders

Gabriella Gricius

States face not just threats to their physical security, but also to their sense of self and biographical continuity. This is what we call securitisation. Understanding the process of securitisation can uncover taken-for-granted colonial and imperial influences that would otherwise remain hidden, writes Gabriella Gricius

September 2, 2021

EU international LGBTI rights promotion: coherent, consistent and effective?

Markus Thiel

The EU’s promotion of LGBTI human rights has provoked disputes over these rights, and the way they are promoted. Focusing on civil pluralism and democratic consolidation would make the EU a more reflective and effective actor, argues Markus Thiel

August 26, 2021

🦋 Proposing a taxonomy for democratic theory

Petra Guasti

Petra Guasti takes inspiration from the natural world to propose a way to organise the taxonomy of democratic theory. In a joint effort, and using a three-step process akin to Linnaeus and Darwin, she suggests that democratic theorists could create an encyclopedia of democracies

August 20, 2021

🦋 Collecting notions of democracy

Maija Setälä

Democratic renewal demands openness to different understandings of democracy, and reflection on our preconceptions. Maija Setälä argues that it also requires analytical clarity and normative commitment

« Previous 1 … 34 35 36 37 38 … 42 Next »

An increasingly Eurosceptic French electorate threatens the EU

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

🌊 Civil society organisations under pressure in the world’s biggest democracy

Sport and politics do mix, but match results don’t swing elections

The EU’s human rights policy is deficient, but not in the way you might think

🦋 What is democracy? An empirical response to the Butterfly Collector

Threats to states’ identity are equally important as threats to state borders

EU international LGBTI rights promotion: coherent, consistent and effective?

🦋 Proposing a taxonomy for democratic theory

🦋 Collecting notions of democracy

The Loop