Fact-checking sites in ‘post-truth politics’
Into the fraught environment of ‘post-truth politics’ comes a new report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, which takes a look at the growth of fact-checking sites… Read more »
Category: Democracy Assistance and Promotion
Governance, stability are interdependent in Arab world, says report
The optimism experienced at popular prodemocracy mobilization in 2011 has turned to dismay and worry at the metastasizing violence that characterizes today’s Middle East and North Africa, according to Real… Read more »
How to stop corruption, curb kleptocracy
This week’s protests in Malaysia have again highlighted the political pathologies associated with rampant corruption and kleptocracy. Even in advanced liberal democracies like the UK, kleptocrats are using London’s property… Read more »
The Crisis of Postnationalism
Nationalism paired with democracy makes for a difficult marriage, but any prospect of divorce is wishful thinking, according to a leading scholar. Like religion, nationalism was supposed to wither away… Read more »
Broken Embraces: Central Europe Falling Out of Love with the West?
A confluence of events and decisions involving American leadership over the past decade has weakened the US role in Europe and its perception by transatlantic partners abroad, according to Senior… Read more »
From Arab Spring to Arab crisis: a future for democracy in MENA?
A recent news item on the BBC’s English website neatly captured the sharp contrast in how, five years later, various Arab rulers, citizens and non-Arab observers view the popular uprisings… Read more »
Advancing democracy ‘through engagement and partnership’
The United States invested $585 million in advancing democracy, human rights and governance over the past year, according to the Department of State’s financial report for fiscal year 2016. “In… Read more »
Inclusive, rights-respecting governance in Libya?
Interested in promoting inclusive and rights-respecting governance in Libya? The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) is seeking proposals with the objective of preventing… Read more »
Labor unrest presents dilemma to China’s ruling party
The Chinese workforce of Walmart, the world’s largest retail chain has put the ruling Communist Party in an uncomfortable position, publicly testing its Marxist commitment to defend the working class… Read more »
Egypt NGO bill ‘effectively eradicates civil society’
Egypt has never been a welcoming place for civil society groups, but the past several years have seen an unrelenting crackdown on non-governmental organizations, note Nancy Okail and Allison L…. Read more »