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February 15, 2024

♟ The EU didn’t foresee autocratisation in Central and Eastern Europe – neither did political science

James Dawson

The EU did not foresee how autocratisation would unfold in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). But political scientists failed to raise the alarm, too. Lise Herman, James Dawson and Aurelia Ananda show that optimistic assumptions about democratisation misled policy makers and researchers alike

February 14, 2024

Nordic and Baltic elites surprisingly like-minded in face of recent border crises

Stefano Braghiroli

Traditionally, Nordic and Baltic elites hold divergent views on migration. Despite this, they have presented a united front in their response to recent border crises with Belarus and Russia, write Stefano Braghiroli and Sandra Hagelin

February 12, 2024

How powerful are polls in influencing election outcomes?

Werner Krause

Werner Krause and Christina Gahn argue that we need to pay more attention to how the media communicates the results of opinion polls to the public. Reporting methodological details, such as margins of error, can alter citizens’ vote choices on election day. This has important implications for elections around the globe

February 9, 2024

🔮 Populist polarisation might benefit democracy – as Southeast Asia suggests

Diego Fossati

We typically associate populism with corrosive partisan polarisation. Indeed, populist rhetoric often denigrates opponents as 'enemies of the people'. But while polarisation can have negative effects on democracy, Diego Fossati argues that it may also bring unexpected benefits. Using cases from Southeast Asia, he offers some convincing evidence

February 7, 2024

BRICS expansion: another sign of the world's de-westernisation?

Bernardo Jurema

Bernardo Jurema places the recent BRICS expansion into appropriate historical context. It is, he argues, a project to de-westernise the world, opening up new possibilities, including de-colonialisation along the lines of previous historical attempts. It may not be everything that is needed, but it is a significant step forwards

January 31, 2024

Decolonisation in practice: reconceptualising Ukrainian nationalism

Lena Surzhko-Harned

Ukrainians tend to be categorised reductively as either 'bad' ethno-nationalists or 'good' civic democrats. Lena Surzhko-Harned argues this simplistic division is harmful to Ukraine and its defence against the Russian empire, which is eager to manipulate, divide and conquer

January 26, 2024

🌊 Understanding the illiberal challenge in Europe

Gianfranco Baldini

To understand the illiberal challenge to liberal democracy, write Gianfranco Baldini and Hugo Canihac, we need to consider three dimensions: how illiberalism emerged as a challenge in and from liberal societies, how populists implement illiberal practices, and how liberal institutions respond to the challenge raised by illiberals

January 23, 2024

The big election year of 2024

Carl Henrik Knutsen

Billions of citizens will cast their vote in 2024, some in democratic and others in autocratic elections. Some of these elections, writes Carl Henrik Knutsen, could solidify autocrats’ hold on power. Others might help dethrone them – and thus open up potential avenues for democratisation

January 19, 2024

Winning aspiration needed to advance US foreign policy interests in Zimbabwe

Michael Walsh

The American Embassy in Harare has failed to achieve its desired outcomes. Michael Walsh argues that the US Department of State needs a new approach to country-level foreign policy planning

January 18, 2024

🔮 The next UK election is a done deal… unless the populist left steps in

Edward Goodger

In the UK, consistent double-digit leads in the polls suggest that Keir Starmer’s Labour Party is now a government-in-waiting. But has Labour’s abandonment of radical leftism left it vulnerable? Edward Goodger explores the prospect of a populist-left resurgence and its potential to transform the approaching general election

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♟ The EU didn’t foresee autocratisation in Central and Eastern Europe – neither did political science

Nordic and Baltic elites surprisingly like-minded in face of recent border crises

How powerful are polls in influencing election outcomes?

🔮 Populist polarisation might benefit democracy – as Southeast Asia suggests

BRICS expansion: another sign of the world's de-westernisation?

Decolonisation in practice: reconceptualising Ukrainian nationalism

🌊 Understanding the illiberal challenge in Europe

The big election year of 2024

Winning aspiration needed to advance US foreign policy interests in Zimbabwe

🔮 The next UK election is a done deal… unless the populist left steps in

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