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The Future of Democracy in Europe
This report argues that “the crisis of liberal democracy cannot be blamed on the development and prevalence of digital technology...rather, the crisis has deeper causes about which there is little consensus, with views dependent on normative assumptions about democracy that are ultimately political” (Kundani, 2020).
Democracy Report 2020. Autocratization Surges – Resistance Grows
"Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) produces the largest global dataset on democracy with some 28 million data points for 202 countries from 1789 to 2019." This report details the state of democracy in 2019 and presents data for democratically advancing and declining states around the world and global challenges.
Inequality and Support for Democracy: a Micro Perspective
This piece demonstrates how “perceived equality significantly increases support for democracy as a regime type, while feelings of being more unlike others significantly reduces support for democracy” (Isbell, 2020) and explores what drives democracy or endangers it in relation to inequality.
Social Media Monitoring
The extent to which DHS exploits social media information is buried in jargon-filled notices about changes to document storage systems that impart only the vaguest outlines of the underlying activities. To fill this gap, this report seeks to map out the department’s collection, use, and sharing of social media information by piecing together press reports..., and other publicly available documents. (German, 2020)
Human Rights In The Americas. Review Of 2019
"Inequality, corruption, violence, environmental degradation, impunity and the weakening of institutions continued to be a common reality across the Americas...Several countries in the region were shaken by massive demonstrations during 2019 as people took to the streets to demand accountability and respect for their human rights." (Amnesty International, 2020)
Connected world: An evolution in connectivity beyond the 5G revolution
"Connectivity is undergoing evolutionary change in most parts of the world—and, in select areas, a genuine leap into the frontier" (Grijpink et. al., 2020).
Human Rights In The Middle East And North Africa: Review Of 2019
"This report documents the state of human rights in the Middle East and North Africa during 2019. It is composed of a regional overview and 19 country entries, subdivided by key human rights themes." (Amnesty International, 2020)
Sharp Power And Democratic Resilience Series
"The Sharp Power and Democratic Resilience series is an effort to systematically analyze the ways in which leading authoritarian regimes seek to manipulate the political landscape and censor independent expression within democratic settings, and to highlight potential civil society responses.” This report examines and recommends solutions to the sharp power threat. (National Endowment for Democracy, 2020).
How people around the world see democracy in 8 charts
8 charts “show how people around the world see the state of democracy in their country” based on a report finding “people around the world are widely dissatisfied with democracy in their country and believe that elected officials don’t care what people like them think” (Connaughton, Kent, and Schumacher, 2020).
Unlocking sustainable development in Africa by addressing unpaid care and domestic work
"The brief draws on research and programming experience from Oxfam’s Women’s Economic Empowerment and Care (WE-Care) programme… This paper draws on WE-Care initiatives… and presents evidence-based solutions from these five countries to address UCDW across the continent."
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