Tag: democracy
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The fear of a gerontocracy – the dominance of politics by old men – as well as an appreciation of the benefits of geriatric wisdom, both found favour in the… more ›
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The French Revolution may have been one of the world’s first experiments in mass democracy, but those governing France have long had a problem with the idea. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/13/macron-france-parliament-election-democracy-far-right-le-pen/ more ›
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The population in sub-Saharan Africa is the fastest growing and the youngest in the world, yet the politicians ruling them are typically among the oldest. This observation is the starting… more ›
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There is a clear path to dictatorship in the United States, and it is getting shorter every day. So why is everyone behaving like normal? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/30/trump-dictator-2024-election-robert-kagan/ more ›
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The Assembling an Assembly Guide is a resource for any institution, organisation, city administration, or policy maker interested in running a Citizens’ Assembly. https://assemblyguide.demnext.org/ more ›
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Our model is based on the fact that across history, what creates the risk of political instability is the behavior of elites, who all too often react to long-term increases… more ›
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It is easy to look around the world at the building tensions and think that the greatest enemy of freedom comes from a nefarious, despotic regime in Russia, Iran or China. We should,… more ›
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ChatGPT has made quite the stir in China: virtually every major tech company is keen on developing its own artificial intelligence chatbot. Baidu has announced plans to release its own… more ›
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Gamification — the use of ideas from game design for purposes beyond entertainment — is everywhere. It’s in our smartwatches, cajoling us to walk an extra thousand steps for a… more ›