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Jonas Subaar, originally from Ghana, holds an MPA from Savannah State University (SSU) in Georgia. On top of writing for DC, Jonas is a Management Analyst in the City of Savannah, Georgia, where he is engaged in administrative, budgetary, and procedural studies, whilst providing highly responsible staff supports. He was the recipient of the SSU Outstanding Graduate Students Leadership Award in 2015. He graduated First Class from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Ghana.

How Ghana Commodified its Government

October 21, 2016 by Jonas Subaar 1 Comment

Ghana Commodified its Government

With some tangible steps towards democratic consolidation in the wake of the 90s, Ghana continues to witness some of the most acrimonious pre-election tension between ruling party and opposition parties

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Africa, Ghana, West Africa, Worldwide Corruption

Mastering Technology Before it Masters Us

May 11, 2015 by Jonas Subaar Leave a Comment

Mastering Technology

Our society is more connected today than ever, leading to the popular saying that we live in a “global village”. But has technology made our personal lifestyles easier than before?

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Voting Technology, Worldwide

Real World Social Media Benefit for Nonprofits

April 13, 2015 by Jonas Subaar Leave a Comment

Social Media Seen As Mostly Good For Democracy 

Social media benefits developed into a brand new type of communication exchange where users can do everything from shopping to seeking medical attention

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Democracy Charity, Social Media and Democracy, Voting Technology, Worldwide

Utilizing Psychic Pay to Boost Performance in Government

March 22, 2015 by Jonas Subaar Leave a Comment

Utilizing Psychic Pay

The difficulty of harnessing the types of leadership skills that motivate and influence employees to do more even without financial incentives reflects the fact that incentives that work in the business world, cannot be copied in the public sector

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American Local Elections, Founding Fathers

Public Approach to Measuring Productivity and Performance

March 22, 2015 by Jonas Subaar Leave a Comment

Measuring Productivity government

One of the innovations of information technology in any business enterprise is the ability to enhance production and increase performance. But in terms of government performance measurements, public agencies have their own scale to take advantage of.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Democracy Charity, Voting Technology

Employing Information Resources Management at Nonprofits

March 21, 2015 by Jonas Subaar 1 Comment

On the major impact on human resources in public and nonprofit organizations when information resources management is used correctly

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Democracy Charity, Internet and Democracy, Voting Technology, Worldwide

Expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

February 2, 2015 by Jonas Subaar Leave a Comment

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

An expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and refinement of enforcement priorities could shrink the pool of those subject to deportation

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Latino Voting Rights, South America

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Heartbreak and Yearning on the Streets of East Oakland

May 19, 2023 By Joe Mathews

“Nightcrawling” by Leila Mottley is a bestselling novel that explores the hardships of life in Oakland’s struggling streets.

Podcast: Gen Z’s Fight For Democracy

May 18, 2023 By Jenna Spinelle

In his book “Fight”, John Della Volpe argues that Gen Z has not buckled under the weight of the events that shaped them.

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Courts, Constitutions, & Democracy: A Failing System

April 29, 2023 By Andrew Straw

Equal protection on its face means that everyone is treated equally but the U.S. Supreme Court has limited equal protection.

Newsom’s ‘Campaign For Democracy’ Has A Democracy Problem

April 26, 2023 By Joe Mathews

The governor has sympathies for changes in governance; he’s deeply familiar with democratic innovation. But will he actually take on democratic reform?

Podcast: Between Democracy And Autocracy

April 19, 2023 By Jenna Spinelle

Between democracy and autocracy is an anocracy, defined by political scientists as a country that has elements of both forms of government.

Who Will Protect The Global Economy From California?

April 18, 2023 By Joe Mathews

This bank failure, the second largest in U.S. history, actually fits a very old pattern—of California and its industries putting the economies of the nation and the world at risk.

Split Level In Jersey

April 15, 2023 By Jamie Lampidis

Everyone has limits to their goodness, Like those structures in her oil paintings, Cartoonishly stretched to contain something within.

California, Keep Your Schools Open. No Matter What

April 14, 2023 By Joe Mathews

California’s school reopening revealed education disparities, highlighting the need to rebuild trust and relationships for addressing these inequalities.

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Using Beer As Reminder Of UK Voting Rule Change

Using Beer As Reminder Of UK Voting Rule Change

May 7, 2023

Brixton Brewery has launched a beer can campaign to encourage voters in the UK to bring their photo ID to vote.

Macron Honors Haitian Revolutionary, But Leaves Much Unsaid

Macron Honors Haitian Revolutionary, But Leaves Much Unsaid

May 2, 2023

Macron visited the prison where Toussaint Louverture died, praising him as a hero who embodied French Revolution values.

Iranian Secret Committee 'Punished Celebrities Over Dissent'

Iranian Secret Committee ‘Punished Celebrities Over Dissent’

April 28, 2023

Iran’s Secret committee sent a list of 141 to the economy ministry, including celebrities, raising more worries over freedoms.

Rewards Get People To See Truth In Politically Unfavorable Info

Rewards Get People To See Truth In Politically Unfavorable Info

March 30, 2023

People don’t carefully evaluate links for accuracy and that partisanship may be secondary to the rush of getting a lot of likes on social media.

Pussy Riot Will Receive This Year's Woody Guthrie Prize

Pussy Riot Will Receive This Year’s Woody Guthrie Prize

March 30, 2023

Russian performance collective Pussy Riot will receive this year’s Woody Guthrie prize honoring art for social change, award organizers said Thursday.

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