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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).
Smart cities: Digital solutions for a more livable future
"As cities get smarter, they are becoming more livable and more responsive—and today we are seeing only a preview of what technology could eventually do in the urban environment" (Woetzel et. al., 2018).
V-Dem Annual Democracy Report 2018. Democracy for All?
"Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) produces the largest global dataset on democracy with some 19 million data for 201 countries from 1789 to 2017." This report details the state of democracy in 2017 and presents data for democratically advancing and declining states around the world and global challenges.
Patterns of competitive authoritarianism in the Western Balkans
"The countries of the Western Balkans during the 1990s were dominated by competitive authoritarian regimes that combined multi-party elections with nationalist rhetoric and the privatisation of the state to affiliated business interests… This article will argue that the current competitive authoritarian systems … are structurally different from those of the 1990s" (Bieber 2018).
Strengthening The Un Human Rights Council From The Ground Up
“Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the International Service for Human Rights convened a dialogue on 22 February 2018, which brought together a cross-regional group … to discuss opportunities for strengthening the UN Human Rights Council’s human rights impact on the ground” (Amnesty International, 2018).
The disinformation order: Disruptive communication and the decline of democratic institutions
This article explores disinformation and democracy, examining how “disinformation can be traced to growing legitimacy problems in many democracies” and how “declining citizen confidence in institutions undermines the credibility of official information in the news and opens publics to alternative information sources” (W Lance Bennett, Steven Livingston, 2018).
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