Exiled activists are facing increasingly harsh retaliation from the countries they fled as authoritarianism spreads around the world.
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Brain Scans Remarkably Good At Predicting Political Ideology
Brain scans of people collected as they performed various tasks perfectly predicted whether they were conservative or liberal.
Is Democracy Assistance Sustainable?
Well-prepared institutions are those, among other things, incorporate new staff or equipment maintenance into their budgets, study.
Links Between Terrorism, Authoritarian Attitudes, And Democratic Backsliding
Terrorism threat shifts libertarians toward conservativism; normative threats widen gap between autocratic and libertarian attitudes.
How Moral Echo Chambers Increase Likelihood Of Radicalism
Moral convergence – group of people who share moral standards – emerges in online situations where communities share similar values.
How Democracies Spy On Their Citizens
The intimate tale of the world’s most notorious commercial spyware and the struggle against it waged by huge IT companies.
What Can Games Teach Us About Democracy?
In play we can imagine change, explore…futures, and adjust the rules to reflect changing needs. That it is playful makes it no less serious.
The Importance Of Assisting Transitional Democracies
The US should abandon its post–Cold War habits of sometimes-forcible democracy promotion” for advancing human rights, analysis.
Global Initiative To Free Political Prisoners Launched
Freedom House has begun a new campaign to free political prisoners around the world, with a special focus on human rights activists.
The Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Women In Politics
The gender gap in politics remains the largest gender gap across sectors. In 2022, women are still unfairly represented globally.