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September 15, 2022

♟️ The black box of authoritarian legislatures

Felix Wiebrecht

Almost every country in the world has a legislature. They are at the centre of democratic politics, but also take on crucial roles in authoritarian regimes. Felix Wiebrecht illustrates how a multidimensional approach both helps us to understand their role in dictatorships, and paves the way for more research

September 14, 2022

Italy’s odd turn to the right

Giovanni Capoccia

The outcome of the Italian parliamentary elections, now less than two weeks away, seems a foregone conclusion. The centre-right coalition, led by Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing Brothers of Italy, will likely have a majority. What might happen after the centre-right takes power is more uncertain, says Giovanni Capoccia

September 13, 2022

The decline of Brazil’s foreign policy and international status under Bolsonaro

Daniel Buarque

President Jair Bolsonaro has changed the priorities and alignments of Brazil's international positions, picked fights with historic allies, and threatened important economic relations, writes Daniel Buarque. These developments have changed the international status of Brazil and risk making the country a pariah

September 12, 2022

Democratisers vs autocratisers: Great Power competition and the path to democracy

Zarina Burkadze

Promoting democracy without challenging external autocratisers and checking local democratic elites may be counterproductive, argues Zarina Burkadze. Great power competition has always had an impact on the domestic politics of small nations, and this is apparent in the conflicts and international politics of today

September 9, 2022

How Pakistan’s conservative foreign policy has damaged its national interests

Raza Rahman Khan Qazi

Pakistan’s foreign policy over the decades has proved disastrous for the country and has had a profound negative impact on the South Asian region, argues Raza R. Khan Qazi. Its policy has had a consistently conservative formulation based on purely realist objectives, with no place for liberal ideals and goals

September 6, 2022

EU democracy promotion cannot continue to remain silent on colonial crimes

Anna Khakee

As long as the EU continues to silence European colonial crimes when promoting democracy and human rights in the Global South, it cannot live up to its moral promise. Instead, warns Anna Khakee, it risks perpetuating – inadvertently or otherwise – colonial-era hierarchies between civilisations and a sense of European moral superiority

September 5, 2022

How letters to leaders can improve our understanding of public opinion

Daniel Casey

Writing to our political leaders is a core part of our democratic rights and traditions, but we know almost nothing about the contents of a leader’s mailbag. Daniel Casey opens the mailbag for one Australian Prime Minister to discover a very different measure of public opinion

August 31, 2022

Chile's draft Constitution is for women, too

Julieta Suárez-Cao

The draft of a new Magna Carta in Chile proves that a constitution of and for women is possible, writes Julieta Suárez-Cao. But uncertainty lies ahead: polls regarding the constitutional vote on September 4th indicate it could be rejected

August 30, 2022

The Netherlands must bring UN Sustainable Development Goals into its political debate

Maya Bogers

Can progress be made towards the Sustainable Development Goals in the Netherlands when they are largely absent from Dutch politics? Maya Bogers, Francesco Montesano, and Melanie van Driel argue that Members of Parliament who have ‘adopted’ individual goals might provide the answer.

August 30, 2022

📐 Children’s rights are at risk (but there’s more to the story)

Oliver Fiala

Around the world, children’s rights are at risk of abuse. But are all children (or rights) equally at risk? Oliver Fiala, Elizabeth Kaletski, and K. Anne Watson argue that more extensive and disaggregated data are vital for understanding the extent to which children’s rights are realised

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♟️ The black box of authoritarian legislatures

Italy’s odd turn to the right

The decline of Brazil’s foreign policy and international status under Bolsonaro

Democratisers vs autocratisers: Great Power competition and the path to democracy

How Pakistan’s conservative foreign policy has damaged its national interests

EU democracy promotion cannot continue to remain silent on colonial crimes

How letters to leaders can improve our understanding of public opinion

Chile's draft Constitution is for women, too

The Netherlands must bring UN Sustainable Development Goals into its political debate

📐 Children’s rights are at risk (but there’s more to the story)

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