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People, Profits and Peace

This report encourages “the private sector to...pursue an agenda which builds on but also goes beyond human rights due diligence” and “calls on policymakers and civil society to work with business in…

Migration and Mobility After the 2020 Pandemic: The End of an Age?

“This paper sets an agenda for research on the future of human migration and mobility after the 2020 Pandemic” by examining ten questions related to migration and the impact of the pandemic on…

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…

How people around the world see democracy in 8 charts

8 charts “show how people around the world see the state of democracy in their country” based on a report finding “people around the world are widely dissatisfied with democracy in their country and…

Many Western Europeans think mandatory voting is important, but Americans are split

This examines how “around two-thirds of adults in Germany, France and the United Kingdom say it is important for their national government to make voting compulsory for all citizens…but views in the…

The exchange between citizens and elected officials: a social psychological framework for citizen climate activists

The authors here “conducted a study with citizen activists who lobby the US Congress for a carbon pricing policy to address climate change” to see “how activists think about four social psychological…

Fixing Democracy Demands the Building and Aligning of People's Motivation and Authority to Act

Han explores how to “strengthen the capacity of people to exercise their voices in the democratic process—and instantiate the authority they have to hold economic and political leaders accountable…

Integrated Advocacy: Paths Forward For Digital Civil Society

“This report investigates how digital public policy implicates civil society in democracies and how to strengthen, expand and diversify the practical connections between civil society support…

The Internet's Challenge to Democracy: Framing the Problem and Assessing Reforms

This paper examines how “concern that the most democratic features of the internet are, in fact, endangering democracy itself” wherein “democracies pay a price for internet freedom...in the form of…

Why Do Authoritarian Leaders Appeal Today?

This piece examines the contemporary influence of authoritarian leaders and demagogues and how "strongmen" take power at times of anxiety and vulnerability.