From Tbilisi to Washington: Is there too much focus on elections?
By Stephen F. Jones “Recent elections in Georgia and the US show that elections alone are poor indicators of democracy, and need to be supplemented with other methods of economic and political empowerment.” Elections are never enough to maintain a healthy...
What can news organisations do to rebuild public trust? đ
Quality journalism has long sat at the heart of the democratic process â with a commitment to uncover the facts, and hold the powerful to account. Yet in a society increasingly plagued by misinformation and conspiracy theories, public trust in news organisations is...
How have sports shaped the Black Lives Matter movement?
By Ogonna Nweke Despite criticism, sports players have used their role and the unique platform of sports to highlight and drive change, from the Springbok tour of New Zealand to the kneeling that Colin Kaepernick did in 2016. âShut up and dribble,â[1] said Laura...
What does the future hold for law in a COVID world? â¶
The âGreat Lockdownâ has been described as the worst recession since the Great Depression and certainly is much worse than the Global Financial Crisis. Most countries around the world will have largely emptied their coffers, and borrowed heavily, to fund strategies to...
How does social media influence political campaigning and communication? đ
Social media has become a key feature in politics and communication and will likely play a significant role in the 2020 US election. The Trump administration has threatened sanctions against social media sites TikTok and WeChat, a move which...
Why uncertainty requires a new politics
By Ian Scoones & Andrew Stirling Governments havenât 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 â in financial markets, cities, the...
Can free speech cost lives?
By Jihoon Sung “Despite all the debates and discussions, the pandemic continues to ravage humanity and the fake news phenomenon continues to deceive some people.” On May 3, 2020, the world marked the World Press Freedom Day, paying tribute to journalists...
At the crossroads: How can we navigate the right path for the betterment of humanity? đ
The world is facing multiple crises from climate change to institutional racism to COVOD-19. Maria Armoudian speaks to three preeminent scholars from the fields of anthropology, philosophy, and psychology about the crossroads we are facing as a global community and...
Has COVID-19âs 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 Peopleâs Republic of China (PRC) and the United States of America. Having emerged, by most accounts, in the city...Subscribe by Email
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