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Exporting Digital Authoritarianism: The Russian and Chinese Models

Polyakova and Meserole claim that “digital authoritarianism — the use of digital information technology by authoritarian regimes to surveil, repress, and manipulate domestic and foreign populations — is reshaping the power balance between democracies and autocracies” (Polyakova and Meserole, 2019).

11 August 2019
Alina Polyakova, Chris Meserole
Brookings
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Upgrading Democracy: ‘Soft Laws’ and The Ombudsman

"This paper makes an argument for the establishment of the Office of the Ombudsman in Malaysia" which would "take on the crucial role of investigating and resolving disputes between citizens and public officials, investigating maladministration, corruption, abuse of power, and the misappropriation of public funds. The Ombudsman would also complement the efforts of other anti-corruption enforcement agencies as well as provide additional checks and balances to our current system" (Lee 2017).

11 October 2017
Roy Lee
Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs
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