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COVID-19 and the SDGs
"For each of the 17 SDGs, this briefing summarizes preliminary estimates on the actual or likely impacts of the global coronavirus crisis” and “illustrates that the 2030 Agenda will not be reached” and SDGs “will not be achieved if they are not systematically taken into account" (Martens et al., 2020).
preventing covid from killing democracy in Africa
The authors discuss how democracy in Africa brings up “human rights, the integrity of democracy and the legitimacy of governments” and how “the people and leaders of Africa must...ensure that the pandemic does not become an excuse simply to avoid or postpone elections for political advantage, or to institute authoritarian and anti-democratic measures” (Doss and Ibrahim, 2020).
New Forms Of Political Party Membership
This Primer analyse the new forms of political party membership and presents how different parties and contexts have given birth to different ways of engaging citizens in the party’s life. (IDEA, 2020)
The Philippines Shows How Democracy Dies
“A court ruling against the Philippine journalist Maria Ressa illustrates the erosion of democratic norms, the corruption of institutions, and the compromises of decision makers” (Sheila Coronel, 2020).
The Potential Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Political Finance Systems: Insights From Recent Public Funding Reforms
This Technical Paper analyses case studies of past public funding reforms and provides practical insights for states considering reform during and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. (IDEA, 2020)
The Future Of Tech Policy: American Views
"In a series of new reports, Gallup and Knight Foundation explore the shifting landscape and how policymakers and technology companies might adapt to face evolving challenges concerning a host of issues, including how to control the spread of misleading and harmful content as well as false political ads online" (Knight Foundation, 2020).
Techlash? America’s Growing Concern With Major Technology Companies
"In a series of new reports, Gallup and Knight Foundation explore the shifting landscape and how policymakers and technology companies might adapt to face evolving challenges concerning a host of issues, including how to control the spread of misleading and harmful content as well as false political ads online" (Knight Foundation, 2020).
To Overturn Trump, We Need to Overturn White Supremacy
“The George Floyd protests are not just about police violence. They’re about structural racism and the persistence of white supremacy; about the unresolved and unaddressed disadvantages of the past, as well as the bigotry that has come to dominate far too much of American politics in the age of Trump” (Jamelle Bouie, 2020).
Our Common Purpose: Reinventing American Democracy for the 21st Century
This report “presents 31 recommendations - across political institutions, political culture, and civil society - which are the product of...nearly 50 listening sessions with Americans... which sought to understand how American citizens could obtain the values, knowledge, and skills to become better citizens” (American Academy of Art and Sciences, 2020).
Experts Predict More Digital Innovation by 2030 Aimed at Enhancing Democracy
“In this new report, technology experts who shared serious concerns for democracy in a recent Pew Research Center canvassing weigh in with their views about the likely changes and reforms that might occur in the coming years” (Vogels, Rainie and Anderson, 2021).
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