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The essence of democratic backsliding in the European Union: deliberation and rule of law
"This paper analyzes recent trends of democratic backsliding within the European Union (EU)" and provides "a comprehensive analysis of the essence of democratic backsliding by analyzing changes between 1990 and 2019 on key indicators of democracy – polyarchy, liberalism, participation, deliberation and egalitarianism – documented in the V-Dem dataset, within the European Union. We find that democratic backsliding at its core is structured by a deterioration of the quality of deliberation" (Gora and de Wilde, 2020).
Covid-19 Crackdowns: Police Abuse And The Global Pandemic
"This briefing brings together a variety of documented cases of human rights violations related to law enforcement and the COVID-19 pandemic in 60 countries in all regions of the world." (Amnesty International, 2020)
Changing citizen behaviour to tackle climate change
The article discusses the impact of climate change and the role human behavior can play in mitigating the effects. The article also proposes multidisciplinary recommendations to tackle the issue of climate change and includes the opinions of experts such as policy analysts, EU Commission members, UN and various NGO delegates. (Friends of Europe, 2020).
Activist CEOS are focusing on the bottom line
“US corporate leaders have been on the political front lines all this year, taking positions on Covid-19 lockdowns, supporting Black Lives Matter protests, calling for acceptance of the presidential election results and continuing to push for increased diversity in company leadership” (Brooke Masters, 2020).
Was Merkel Right to Compromise With the Populists?
“For Ms. Merkel’s liberal critics, her compromise with the Hungarian and Polish leaders is emblematic of everything that is problematic with the European Union: a lack of vision, a focus on survival and a brutal realism. It amounts to betraying pro-European forces in Poland and Hungary” (Ivan Krastev, 2020).
Twelve highlights from our 2020 research
These 12 charts distill some of the best research from the McKinsey Global Institute over the course of a year of shocks.
Facebook is a Doomsday Machine
“In recent years, as Facebook’s mistakes have compounded and its reputation has tanked, it has become clear that negligence is only part of the problem. No one, not even Mark Zuckerberg, can control the product he made. I’ve come to realize that Facebook is not a media company. It’s a Doomsday Machine” (Adrienne LaFrance, 2020).
Trump Didn't Break Our Democracy. But Did He Fatally Weaken It?
“The problem is we’ve been treating Mr. Trump’s attacks on democracy as if they are a pass-fail test. We should instead think of democracy as both damaged and resilient, like a forest after a powerful windstorm” (Susan D. Hyde and Elizabeth N. Saunders, 2020).
A Democracy Summit Is Not What the Doctor Ordered
“The United States” should focus “attention on the smaller groupings of democratic allies and partners that already exist” and revitalize “instruments for promoting democracy and human rights—as well as by recognizing that with respect to democracy, the most important task for the United States is to rebuild norms and institutions at home” (Goldgeier and Jentleson, 2020).
Justice Policy Series, Part II: Open Justice
“This paper is the second of three in a series on justice released as a part of the Open Government Partnership Global Report….the series aims to show how open government can make accountable, credible improvements to justice systems” and “inspire countries to adopt policies and activities” (Hickle 2020).
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