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Gap between rich and poor
President Obama described the widening gap between the very rich and everyone else as "the defining challenge of our time."
Is it? Why is it happening? Does it matter? How does it impact on how people are ruled?
Islamist ideology
Islamist extremists have proclaimed Western democracies as their mortal enemy, and have devised new weapons to impose their ideology and to draw recruits.
The beheadings of ISIS, the slaughter at Charlie Hebdo, the allure of Jihad: how has this happened? What can be done about it?
Keynote speech
His Highness the Aga Khan delivers a keynote address to the Athens Democracy Forum, where he says that improving the quality of human life is the most important component of a successful democracy.
The Challenge of Cybersecurity
The digital age has put our lives out on the marketplace, and we have begun to push back.
Where is the line between privacy and cybersecurity? Who decides how much access governments should have to our data? Who owns the information about us that is out there forever?
Keynote Speech
The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson. Former Governor General of Canada delivers a speech on the refugee crisis, her history as a refugee, and the importance of democracy and democratic values in providing opportunities to those fleeing their countries in search of a better life, and how they enrich the communities and countries that take them in.
Democracy Perception Index 2020
"The Democracy Perception Index (DPI) is the world’s largest annual study on democracy... to monitor attitudes towards democracy...The 2020 edition offers a unique comparison of global public opinion during the COVID-19 crisis. Results are based on nationally representative interviews with 124,000 respondents from 53 countries." (Alliance of democracies, Latana)
Democracy Perception Index 2019
"This study focuses specifically on public perception, motivated by the premise that democracy’s survival depends primarily on how citizens perceive it. Results for the DPI are based on nationally representative interviews with 177,870 respondents from 54 countries conducted between April 18th and June 6th 2019. (Alliance of Democracies)"
Disrupting Democracy Vol. I
"This publication is divided into six chapters: five case studies (India, Cuba, the United States, Israel and Germany), and an appendix of online polling data from each case study…. Within each chapter, there is an "outsider's" perspective on the case study…; and an analysis and potential solutions” (Disrupting Democracy)." (Bertelsmann Foundation, n.d.)
Disrupting Democracy Vol. II
"This publication is divided into five chapters, one for each case study (Italy, Mexico, Latvia, and the United States, plus a chapter of polling data. Within each chapter, you'll find..an "outsider's" perspective on the case study and analysis and potential solutions to the challenges highlighted in part one." (Bertelsmann Foundation, n.d.)
The No Collar Economy - Vol. I
“The exponential change caused by digital innovations has changed the way we work, the way we play, the way we buy, and the way we bank – all in the span of a couple decades. And as a digitizing society, we are just getting warmed up” (Irene Braam).
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