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Governments can spread their ideas and principles through the processes and organisations they use to maintain power. This includes education.
The US may be experiencing democratic backsliding. Around the world, nonviolent civil movements exist to support democracy and protect fellow citizens.
The backlash against DEI initiatives casts diversity itself as a threat. Here’s why that’s so dangerous in an era of rising authoritarianism.
Local conflict and development needs drive the demand for digital authoritarianism technologies.
Whether left or right, practising the politics of cancellation is always a mistake. Inclusion is always the antidote and the best method of problem-solving.
Trump’s spectacle draws on a long history of authoritarian leaders who use ritualized celebrations to bind personal power to national identity.
Philosopher Jason Stanley and historian Timothy Snynder have sought to explain authoritarian impulses and politics in the United States and elsewhere and how to resist these.
Good resistance fighters aren’t scared to take risks.
Georgian legislation directly mirrors a contentious law Russia passed more than a decade ago to stifle dissent and quash the power of civil society groups.
Ecowas initially supported the current president, but now faces growing authoritarianism, causing friction.
Just weeks into his second term, Donald Trump has made huge decisions that have caused ripple effects around the world. And he shows no sign of stopping.
Granting tech leaders direct control over government functions fundamentally alters the relationship between private power and public governance.
Donald Trump may need advisers who can stand up to him and give a reality check.
The word choices of Russian governors were part of a major study of when and how flattery is used in authoritarian regimes.
People in Canada, the United States, Italy and France have very different perceptions of what populism is. Here’s why it’s important.
Harris’ support for abortion rights and political unity – as well as the fact that she offers an antidote to Donald Trump – helps explain her appeal to the people who plan to vote for her.
As one of the last large, influential organizations outside the government, the church is being targeted in Daniel Ortega’s ongoing crackdown.
Having silenced critics at home, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is now seeking to do so beyond the country’s borders.
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Professor, Russian and East European History, University of Alberta
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President of the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University - Newark
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Associate Professor, Political Science, MacEwan University
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Associate Professor of European Studies, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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Associate Professor of Government, Dublin City University
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Lecturer in International Politics, Lancaster University
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Distinguished Endowed Professor, Middlebury College
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Professor in U.S. Politics and U.S. Foreign Relations, United States Studies Centre,, University of Sydney
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enseignant-chercheur, Universidade de Aveiro (Portugal)
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Professor of International Business Policy, ZHAW School of Management and Law
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Associate Professor of Strategic Management, Rice University
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Director, Relwar Project, Senior Research Fellow, King's College London
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Lund University
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Instructor, Legal Studies and Criminology, Kwantlen Polytechnic University