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Power, profits and the pandemic
"Since the onset of the pandemic, large corporations have put profits before workers’ safety, pushed costs down the supply chain and used their political influence to shape policy responses. COVID-19 should be the catalyst for radically reining in corporate power, restructuring business models with purpose and rewarding all those that work with profits, creating an economy for all" (Gneiting, Lusiani, and Tamir, 2020).
Worth the Sacrifice? Illiberal and Authoritarian Practices during Covid-19
"Excessive use of emergency powers and limitations of media freedoms have raised concerns that Covid-19 is infecting democracy itself. This paper proposes a novel conceptualization of which government responses to Covid-19 qualify as a violation of democratic standards and measure such violations" (Maerz et al., 2020).
Voting Rights of Denizens and Expats: Adjusting Democracy Indices to the Age of Mass Migration
"This measure assesses how large the overlap between those who make the law and those who are subject to it is. It is shown how some regimes—including some that have been considered strong democracies—exhibit a considerable gap between these two groups that their democratic credentials should be questioned" (Altman, 2020).
Democracy Erodes from the Top: Public Opinion and the Crisis of Democracy in Europe
Larry M. Bartels argues that “culpability for Europe’s current crisis of democracy...lies overwhelmingly with political elites”, using analysis that summarizes “broad trends in European public opinion” and examining “the two most prominent examples of democratic “backsliding” in contemporary Europe” in Hungary and Poland (Larry M. Bartels, September 2020).
Innovative strategies for the reception of asylum seekers and refugees in European cities: multi-level governance, multi-sector urban networks and local engagement
The authors explore the role of cities in solving global challenges by analyzing multi-level governance and local initiatives in European cities.
Social democracy in the time of the virus
"Rather than worry about a Utopia that lies perpetually beyond the horizon, social democrats should be dedicated to the elimination of present evils and the expansion of practical freedoms" (Coats 2020).
How Media Habits Relate To Voter Participation
"This study reveals new insights into the media habits of American non-voters, and uncovers how their information diets might impact their democratic participation. This new analysis is instructive for those seeking to foster a more informed and engaged citizenry" (Holcomb, Hartson, and Bone, 2020).
The Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Constitutionalism And The Rule Of Law In East Africa
"The webinar was based on two premises: the need to consider constitutionalism and the rule of law in terms of their ultimate goals, second, the adoption of a holistic perspective that enables the consideration not only of civil and political rights but also of the economic and social rights of citizens in the context of COVID-19" (IDEA, 2020).
A Democratic Doomsday?
“For years, liberal democracies have been beset by deepening political polarization, declining confidence in the rule of law, and widespread institutional decay. With the COVID-19 crisis accelerating these trends, the need for a clear strategy to defend liberal democracy has become more urgent than ever” (Ana Palacio, 2020).
An American Disaster Foretold
““It’s lonely being a European today,” Delattre mused. Russia is hostile. China is hostile. Emerging powers view the postwar multilateral organizations which Europe prizes as relics of a world made by and for Western powers — and want to change them. As for the United States, it’s absent” (Roger Cohen, 2020).
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