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Gender-Responsive Handbook Supports Equality in Policymaking
"The interactive training features step-by-step modules on the policy process including problem identification, policy implementation and oversight... By sharing these lessons, WDN aims to make women better equipped to inspire positive change in their communities and countries" (Women’s Democracy Network, IRI, 2020).
What Does Art Have to Do with the Coronavirus?
“When art is meaningful and substantive, viewers can become enlightened, inspired and empowered. And this can lead to change, which we urgently need” (Judy Chicago, 2020).
Bangladeshi Universities and the Failure of Student Politics: New Research by CISR
In October and November 2019, the International Republican Institute’s Center for Insights in Survey Research (CISR) conducted a series of focus group discussions (FGD) with Bangladeshi university students to better understand "the challenges they face both on and off campus, and the effectiveness of political parties and their student wings in addressing youth concerns" (Center for Insights in Survey Research, 2020).
Contact Tracing Versus Civil Liberties
“Contact-tracing apps pose major concerns for liberties and privacy. Even though such tools may be necessary to track the spread of the coronavirus, the fear that Big Tech companies will misuse individuals’ data is especially pronounced given past ethical breaches and the current lack of transparency in how our data is being used” (Thomas Recchio, 2020).
Naming the Disappeared, Raising the Dead
“The silencing of victims of political violence — the reduction of those who have suffered to lamentation and weeping — demonstrates its worst consequence: its paralyzing power...art matters because it articulates and materializes painful experiences into images that are capable of breaking that hold” (Doris Salcedo, 2020).
The End of the New World Order
“It’s a mistake to believe most conspiracy theories, but it’s also a mistake to assume that they bear no relation to reality. Some are just insane emanations or deliberate misinformation. But others exaggerate and misread important trends rather than denying them, or offer implausible explanations for mysteries that nonetheless linger unexplained” (Ross Douthat, 2020).
Crumbs for the Hungry but Windfalls for the Rich
“While President Trump and his allies in Congress seek to tighten access to food stamps, they are showing compassion for one group: zillionaires. Their economic rescue package quietly allocated $135 billion — yes, that’s “billion” with a “b” — for the likes of wealthy real estate developers” (Nicholas Kristof, 2020).
Germany’s Lessons for China and America
“Nationalism is the most facile and effective of political tools, as well as the most dangerous. It was important, in the midst of a pandemic that has revealed a world incapable of a coordinated response and devoid of American leadership, that Europe’s most powerful nation step forward with honor” (Roger Cohen, 2020).
COVID-19 Isn’t the Only Threat to Privacy
“Even before the coronavirus pandemic, political campaigns, in particular, were engaged in a digital arms race to gather as much information about citizens’ whereabouts, habits, and beliefs as possible. That competition continues apace as the U.S. presidential election nears. Now, the pandemic risks normalizing and legitimizing these invasive practices” (Joseff and Woolley, 2020).
Can Europe Stay Back From the Brink?
“After three months of chaos and deaths caused by the pandemic, the continent, led by Germany and France, is giving convergence another try” (Sylvie Kauffmann, 2020).
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