Why uncertainty requires a new politics
By Ian Scoones & Andrew Stirling Governments haven’t found the magic formula for predicting the way people and diseases will interact with each other. Are you getting used to uncertainty? The feeling that things are uncertain – in financial markets, cities, the...
Has COVID-19’s spread benefited from the nature of governance in the 21st century?
By Ben Goldson Although both sides would deny it, the spread of COVID-19 has highlighted the weaknesses of two systems of governance as represented by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the United States of America. Having emerged, by most accounts, in the city...
Is the COVID-19 pandemic changing governance in the United States? 🔊
The United States has been hit the hardest by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Over one million people have been infected, while there have been over 58,000 deaths. Is the COVID-19 pandemic changing governance in the United States? Is it bringing about a different form...
What should a New Zealand constitution look like?
By Geoffrey Palmer & Andrew Butler Geoffrey Palmer and Andrew Butler outline their vision for a Constitution for New Zealand. This Constitution aims to describe in a single, easy-to-read document the bedrock principles by which public power should be exercised,...
What are the effects of war on society? 🔊
When will the wars be over and lives returned to normal? Those times seem elusive as the lines between wartime and peacetime become increasingly blurred. The so-called time of war affects every aspect of life. It changes laws, civil liberties, and the public’s...
Do democracies fail when they ask too little of their citizens?
By Stephen Cave Stephen Cave explores whether democracies fail when they ask too little of their citizens. ‘He turned out to be the same as every other politician.’ That was the complaint I kept hearing in Athens shortly after the leftist Prime Minister Alexis...Subscribe by Email
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