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October 5, 2022

🦋 Understanding democracy without the ‘D-word’

Yida Zhai

Public perceptions of democracy are diverse, and some even see democracy in authoritarian regimes. So directly using ‘democracy’ in surveys is prone to elicit biased responses. Therefore, Yida Zhai argues, it is necessary to conceptualise and operationalise democracy in an alternative manner without using the ‘D-word’

October 3, 2022

The EU candidacy of Bosnia and Herzegovina continues to falter

Aleksandra Samonek

EU candidate status eludes Bosnia and Herzegovina as anti-corruption and judicial reforms have failed to take root, writes Aleksandra Samonek. The European Commission points the finger at a lack of political commitment from Bosnian political leaders. They, meanwhile, are calling on the Commission to do more to facilitate accession

September 30, 2022

Italian general election: the far right sweeps to power under Giorgia Meloni

Giovanni Capoccia

The Italian general election produced a clear majority for the right-wing coalition headed by the Brothers of Italy, following a significant shift of votes within the coalition. The parties of the centre-left failed to forge an electoral alliance to stop the right. The political landscape remains volatile, says Giovanni Capoccia

September 29, 2022

📐 Freedom of expression in Brazil suffers under Bolsonaro

Bruna Fontes de Azevedo Palma

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has raised international concern for spreading misinformation, and for his constant attacks on the media. Bruna Fontes de Azevedo Palma writes about Brazil's decline of the right to opinion and expression during Bolsonaro's presidency. She also speculates how this might influence the imminent presidential election

September 28, 2022

🌊 The Swedish elections: takeaways for the study of illiberalism

Gefjon Off

The Swedish elections show that even the most liberal democracies are not immune to the rise of illiberal forces. Gefjon Off discusses the role of normalisation of the radical right, young men’s conservatism, and online mobilisation

September 27, 2022

♟️ Autocratic legalism: the ‘silent’ authoritarianism

Akudo McGee

All regimes have courts but through so-called ‘autocratic legalism’, autocrats leverage them to consolidate regimes without initially raising red flags. Akudo McGee argues that autocratic legalism easily flies under the radar because early warning signs of autocratisation are subtle. Indicators of autocratisation, therefore, need better taxonomies of authoritarianism to work

September 26, 2022

🦋 Minben 民本 as an alternative to liberal democracy

Rongxin Li

Democracy is unconsciously linked to 'the West', avers Rongxin Li, especially Anglo-Saxon-type governmental arrangements such as liberal democracy. Seeing how our planet speaks about 'democracy' to those who can hear it, all forms of 'democracy', like Minben, should be on an even standing with Western models

September 23, 2022

🌊 Far-right populism and the neoliberal exclusionary state

Valentina Ausserladscheider

Across the globe, rar-right populism is on the rise. Its exclusionary nationalist nature poses a threat for liberal democracies. Taking Austria as a case study, Valentina Ausserladscheider explains the less obvious ways far-right populist nationalism can become deeply entangled with neoliberal economic policymaking

September 21, 2022

The Queen's two bodies and the political power of metaphor

Kandida Purnell

Kandida Purnell explains the significance of the transition between the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the crowning of King Charles III. There is a strange (yet strategic) legal-theological history and tradition which gives the UK's monarch two ‘bodies’. In doing so, it breathes life into the still commonly deployed metaphorical ‘body politic’

September 20, 2022

🦋 Democracy as a way of living

Sonia Bussu

Sonia Bussu argues that the way we understand democracy has been colonised by ‘liberal democracy’ and capitalism. As a result, democracy is far removed from our daily lives. We need to free ourselves from these constraints to see the possible alternatives, which are embodied in democracy as a way of living

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🦋 Understanding democracy without the ‘D-word’

The EU candidacy of Bosnia and Herzegovina continues to falter

Italian general election: the far right sweeps to power under Giorgia Meloni

📐 Freedom of expression in Brazil suffers under Bolsonaro

🌊 The Swedish elections: takeaways for the study of illiberalism

♟️ Autocratic legalism: the ‘silent’ authoritarianism

🦋 Minben 民本 as an alternative to liberal democracy

🌊 Far-right populism and the neoliberal exclusionary state

The Queen's two bodies and the political power of metaphor

🦋 Democracy as a way of living

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