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Democracy

A collection of 44 Posts

Social media can support or undermine democracy – it comes down to how it’s designed post image
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Social media can support or undermine democracy – it comes down to how it’s designed

by Lisa Schirch
Europe is perfectly placed to lead a world abandoned by the US – but will it meet the moment? post image
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Europe is perfectly placed to lead a world abandoned by the US – but will it meet the moment?

by Francesco Grillo
American liberators of Nazi camps got ‘a lifelong vaccine against extremism’ − their wartime experiences are a warning for today post image
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American liberators of Nazi camps got ‘a lifelong vaccine against extremism’ − their wartime experiences are a warning for today

by Sara J. Brenneis
Germany rebukes U.S. for defending AfD extremism post image
Germany German Far-Right Latest News Marco Rubio United States Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) Extremism Right-Wing Extremism Far-Right Far-Right Politics Legitimisation of the Far-Right Trump Administration 2025 Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) JD Vance Democracy Democracy in Germany Alice Weidel TODAY+

Germany rebukes U.S. for defending AfD extremism

by TODAY
The paradox of democracy’s success: Behavioural science helps explain why we miss autocratic red flags post image
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The paradox of democracy’s success: Behavioural science helps explain why we miss autocratic red flags

by Ralph Hertwig
Plato’s warning: Is Democracy at risk? post image
Democracy

Plato’s warning: Is Democracy at risk?

by Briefing Team
How to fix democracy? post image
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How to fix democracy?

by Matthew Duncombe
If we listen to how Gen Z really feel about democracy, they might stop telling us they prefer authoritarianism post image
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If we listen to how Gen Z really feel about democracy, they might stop telling us they prefer authoritarianism

by Melissa Butcher
The rise and rise of national populism (Part 2 – “Musk’s case of self-radicalisation”) post image
Long-Read National Populism Democracy Politics Far-Right UK Politics United Kingdom Disinformation Populism Elon Musk Big Tech Right-Wing Conservatives Right-Wing Extremism Right-Wing Media Right-Wing Politics Right-Wing Populism Alt-Right Conspiracy Theories Election Conspiracies Social Media & Far-Right Nigel Farage Anti-Immigration Manipulation Psychological Manipulation UK Democracy MAGA Republicans Progressives Trust in Politics Fake News TODAY+ Self-Radicalisation

The rise and rise of national populism (Part 2 – “Musk’s case of self-radicalisation”)

by J.N. PAQUET
Zuckerberg and Musk have shown that Big Tech doesn’t care about facts post image
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Zuckerberg and Musk have shown that Big Tech doesn’t care about facts

by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
The Trump revolution: Where it came from and where it’s going post image
Long-Read Analysis Neoliberalism Donald Trump Trumpism US Elections 2024 US Presidential Election Authoritarianism Populism Right-Wing Populism National Populism Liberal Democracy Democracy Republicans Citizens United Proportional Representation (PR) Social Media

The Trump revolution: Where it came from and where it’s going

by Geoffrey Hodgson
Korean lessons on how to deal with insurrectionist presidents post image
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Korean lessons on how to deal with insurrectionist presidents

by Rashmee Roshan Lall