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Published in: openDemocracyUKFor the people to have their say on Brexit, how best can the multi-option conundrum be resolved?If the problem is multi-optional, the question should be multi-optional, and the ballot paper should be a (short)...
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Published in: HomeWhy get married? How Julia Margo changed her mindWe explore the value of direct experience in changing people’s minds, as well as delving into why it’s harder to...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaRemembrance of things present: Vladimir Herzog and democracy in contemporary BrazilJournalist Vladimir Herzog died in custody; his body found hung by his own belt strap from the bars of his cell. The...
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Published in: HomeVietnam: how to circumvent state repressionAs repression of dissident groups became officially enshrined in the Vietnamese Constitution, activists, including...
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Published in: HomeRethinking resistance in post-uprisings EgyptThere is a dynamic relationship between authoritarianism and resistance, whereby authoritarianism is never absolute,...
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Published in: HomeSenseless repression gives a meaning to Nicaraguan rebellionThe crisis that has been shaking Nicaragua since April cannot be understood without considering the way in which it...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaBetween a wall and a hard place: what now for Hondurans in Tijuana?Who could have imagined that a group of poor people with little more than plastic flip-flops on their feet and 200...
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Published in: HomePolitical violence, civic space and human rights defence in the era of populism and authoritarianismAcademics and international donors alike have only recently considered targeted political violence as an integral...
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Published in: HomeSpies, kettling and repression - how British policing became militarisedThere has been a move towards tougher legislation, ambiguous terminology, lower thresholds and legislation allowing...
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Published in: HomeThe booming industry of Chinese state internet controlThe industrialization of Internet control inevitably means that the budding expression of dissent in China is being...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaTobacco lobby and smugling in MexicoIn May 2004, Mexico ratified the Framework Agreement on Tobacco Control (CMTC). Today, 14 years later, anti-smoking...
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Published in: 50.50What’s next for the MeToo movement?At the Council of Europe’s annual World Forum for Democracy, we asked five activists one simple question.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaStatelessness in the United States: an updateIn the United States, the national government has recently taken steps to limit access to US citizenship for persons...
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Published in: HomeJonathan Haidt: why I changed my mind about the value of school testsThe leading moral psychologist tells us about what led him to rethink a fundamental issue in education.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThose who fall asleep in a democracy might wake up in a dictatorshipDespite progress during the PT governments, Brazil is a very unequal and violent country today. Young people seem...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta#JusticiaParaImelda: the difficult battle for women’s rights in Central AmericaWhilst we await the postponed trial of Imelda Cortez for the 17th of December, the battle to tear down legal...
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Published in: TransformationDonald Trump and the politics of emotionTrump’s ability to create a shared mood among voters was honed in the world of professional wrestling.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?"Tickers of terror" – the crisis of Polish media as told by news crawlsAs Poland prepares for another divisive and violent independence day holiday on 11 November (celebrating "100 years...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Reflections on the ‘open letter’ debate: a middle way to approaching the radical right?How should we study, present, and represent the radical right? Some from among the hitherto quiet observers speak...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta#Midterms2018: Lies, women and migrants turn against Trump“Tremendous success!”, “a Great Victory”, were the words strewn over Trump’s twitter account upon the declaration of...
