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Deliberation, Citizen Science and Covid-19
This article details the need for deliberative democratic actions to be redesigned to involve both citizens and experts to deepen participation and foster both inclusion and expert guidance in decision-making. The advantages of deliberative democratic exercises in this format is contextualized by examining the United Kingdom government’s response to Covid-19.
The future of work in Europe
Beyond COVID-19, automation, migration and shrinking labor supply are shifting the geography of employment
Reconstructing American News: Investing In The Transformation Of Journalistic Processes And Power Relations To Strengthen Civil Society
In a sort of return “to the trauma of the late '60s, with a pandemic added...Newsrooms across the nation are...having fierce internal debates about what constitutes good coverage and staffing”. Preparedness for “these conversations often relies on the level of transparency and...innovation” (Clark and Donnelly, 2020).
Bangladeshi Universities and the Failure of Student Politics: New Research by CISR
In October and November 2019, the International Republican Institute’s Center for Insights in Survey Research (CISR) conducted a series of focus group discussions (FGD) with Bangladeshi university students to better understand "the challenges they face both on and off campus, and the effectiveness of political parties and their student wings in addressing youth concerns" (Center for Insights in Survey Research, 2020).
Germany’s Lessons for China and America
“Nationalism is the most facile and effective of political tools, as well as the most dangerous. It was important, in the midst of a pandemic that has revealed a world incapable of a coordinated response and devoid of American leadership, that Europe’s most powerful nation step forward with honor” (Roger Cohen, 2020).
What Kind of Regime Does China Have?
"In order to understand how the United States and other Western countries should deal with China in the coming years, we need to understand what kind of society we are dealing with. Such an understanding needs to be derived both from Chinese history and from its more recent behavior." (Fukuyama, 2020)
Our Democracy Will Survive This Pandemic
"To combat the coronavirus, the state has grown more powerful. What does that mean for liberty and the democratic norms that protect us?" (McTague, 2020)
A new window has opened for deliberative democracy
"During this period of the pandemic, many have remarked how well the national cabinet has worked. It would seem that we need a crisis for politicians to leave politics at the door… With COVID, a little window opened: we witnessed a national conversation quite unlike anything we’ve seen before — and a better way to do politics." (Belgiorno-Nettis, 2020)
Americas: Staying Resilient While Trying To Save The World: A Fanzine For Activists And Volunteers
"This comic written and created by young people from all over the Americas is a graphic resource designed to give youth ideas that could help them avoid the most common pitfalls of being an activist, while helping them think of ways to sustain their wellbeing and fight for human rights." (Amnesty International, 2020)
Conflict in the time of coronavirus
"The equation is simple: we cannot effectively respond to a global pandemic when millions of people are still caught in warzones… We must have a global ceasefire, and we must put our collective resources behind making that ceasefire a reality. "
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