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Disinformation, ‘Fake News’ And Influence Campaigns On Twitter
"This study is one of the largest analyses to date on how fake news spread on twitter both during and after the 2016 election campaign" (Knight Foundation, 2018).
Outperformers: High-growth emerging economies and the companies that propel them
Some emerging economies have grown much faster and more consistently than others. Underlying these success stories is a pro-growth policy agenda and the standout role of large companies.
Best Practice in Community of Democracies’ member states engagement with, and protection of, civil society
This report defines “the key concept of this report – civil society – and proceeds with a discussion of civil society’s role in a democratic society, reviewing the functions of civil society in a democracy” and concludes with... recommendations on what states can do” (Communities of Democracy, 2018).
What if democracy was RAPID?
This article aims to “provide a framework...that could make clearer how different modes of participatory democracy could hang together as a whole that’s more than the sum of the parts of open policymaking, deliberative democracy, representative democracy, and so on” (Alexander 2018).
Against Identity Politics
Fukuyama explores how “identity politics has become a master concept that explains much of what is going on in global affairs” and how “all over the world, political leaders have mobilized followers around the idea that their dignity has been affronted and must be restored” (Fukuyama, 2018).
The Nature of Democratic Backsliding in Europe
"European democracy is in decline, as increasingly authoritarian leaders undermine the post–Cold War liberal order by targeting media freedom, individual rights, and the rule of law" (Lindberg 2018).
Highjacking the SDGs? The Private Sector and the Sustainable Development Goals
This report “gives an overview of business involvement with the SDGs and the relevant discussions”, examines “the financial sector”, and looks at “tobacco companies and their involvement with the SDGs” (Abshagen et al., 2018).
A renewed world organization for the 21st century
Following the publication of the book A World Parliament: Governance and Democracy in the 21st Century with Jo Leinen, this discussion paper by Andreas Bummel elaborates on key elements of a future world organization resulting from a transformation of today’s United Nations. (Bummel, 2018).
Rethinking “democratic backsliding” in Central and Eastern Europe – looking beyond Hungary and Poland
"This essay introduces contributions to a special issue of East European Politics on “Rethinking democratic backsliding in Central and Eastern Europe”, which seeks to expand the study of democratic regression in CEE beyond the paradigmatic cases of Hungary and Poland" (Cianettia, Dawsonb, and Hanley, 2018).
Situation Of The World’s Human Rights Defenders: Submission To The United Nations Special Rapporteur On The Situation Of Human Rights Defenders: Report To The 73rd Session Of The Un General Assembly
“Despite the many efforts... Amnesty International considers that there is still a lot to be done in order to ensure the full implementation of the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders and guarantee a safe and enabling environment for all those who defend human rights” (Amnesty International, 2018).
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