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October 23, 2024

⛓️ Why India’s academic freedom is at stake

Saloni Pradhan

Saloni Pradhan examines the growing threats to academic freedom in India. From controversial curriculum changes to pressure on scholars, the government is eroding intellectual autonomy. The implications for India's democracy — and the country's future as a knowledge society — are significant.

October 22, 2024

What your menu choice says about your politics

Gaetano Scaduto

Our response to political manifestos during elections usually reflects the different ways we think about politics. Yet, we can also demonstrate our politics in less obvious stereotypical associations, including consumption and lifestyle choices, argue Gaetano Scaduto and Fedra Negri, through an experiment they conducted on food in Italy.

October 18, 2024

Transnational frameworks for justice in cases of sexual violence

Anukriti Dixit

Many parts of the world, including India, lack institutional accountability for sexual violence. Anukriti Dixit argues for bringing together anti-caste and decolonial frameworks for justice to counter impunity in such crimes. This, she argues, would realise justice for victims in cases where the power differentials involve caste, class, and indigeneity.

October 7, 2024

♟️ Autocracies need better adjectives; try using 'rule-compliant'

Ed Dolan

Regime classifications are in dire need of better 'adjectives'. Ed Dolan introduces a new typology focused on rule compliance, which matters greatly in democracies and in authoritarian regimes. China is the non-compliant authoritarian regime exception that shows why.

October 2, 2024

Why are Russians struggling to access YouTube?

Olga Vlasova

In Russia, it is becoming increasingly difficult to get a reliable connection to YouTube, as the Kremlin seeks to limit access to global content. Newer platforms like the Russian Rutube offer only limited content, leaving users feeling disconnected. But is this strategy truly beneficial for the Kremlin? Olga Vlasova considers whether it might have deeper political motives.

October 1, 2024

Emotions are running high in EU foreign policy – and that's ok

Özlem Terzi

European politics are becoming increasingly emotional. But in times of war and rising autocratic populism, rational policy choices depend upon emotions to be effective. Özlem Terzi and Seda Gürkan argue that it's time for policy makers to start paying attention to fear and anger, but also to positive feelings.

September 26, 2024

Russia-friendly parties are manipulating Europe's traumatic past

Polina Zavershinskaia

Russia-friendly parties are exploiting Europe’s war-torn past to justify Russia’s aggression and undermine Europe’s support for Ukraine. Polina Zavershinskaia argues that there is evidence in Germany and Italy that the strategy is working.

September 24, 2024

AI video surveillance at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Giulia Dal Bello

The 2024 Olympics marked a significant moment in the growing intrusion of AI surveillance into public life. Giulia Dal Bello, Sivan Hirsch-Hoefler and Daphna Canetti argue that, despite the security advantages, governments need to account for public perceptions of surveillance, as negative views may fuel collective action against state authority.

September 23, 2024

Elections in eastern Germany: the limits of exclusionism

Thomas Poguntke

Thomas Poguntke argues that the shock results of recent elections in two German Länder show how Germany's party system has lost its capacity to integrate radical challengers. As a result, coalition formation now increasingly requires alliances which do not work – and this feeds popular disaffection.

September 16, 2024

Does Hungary still belong in the European Union?

Sebastian Contin Trillo-Figueroa

Sebastian Contin Trillo-Figueroa and James F. Downes argue that the EU faces a dilemma: should it pursue continued enlargement, or contract its membership by removing troublesome member state Hungary? Reaching a decision involves a complex trade-off between the need to increase EU influence and to maintain a unified, cohesive membership.

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⛓️ Why India’s academic freedom is at stake

What your menu choice says about your politics

Transnational frameworks for justice in cases of sexual violence

♟️ Autocracies need better adjectives; try using 'rule-compliant'

Why are Russians struggling to access YouTube?

Emotions are running high in EU foreign policy – and that's ok

Russia-friendly parties are manipulating Europe's traumatic past

AI video surveillance at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Elections in eastern Germany: the limits of exclusionism

Does Hungary still belong in the European Union?

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