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Young Adults' News Behaviors and Beliefs
“This report examines trust in media” and “reveals that a majority of young adults are concerned about the impact of news on democracy and unity in the country, expressing that news organizations might divide and polarize citizens” and “are actively hurting democracy” ( John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, 2019).
China and the world: Inside the dynamics of a changing relationship
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Fighting Far-Right Violence and Hate Crimes
“The purpose of this white paper is to examine how Justice Department policies regarding far-right violence undermine our nation’s security by discounting the safety concerns of American communities victimized by this reactionary violence and official indifference” (German and Mauléon, 2019).
Opportunities For Strengthening And Leveraging Membership Of The Un Human Rights Council
"Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the International Service for Human Rights convened a dialogue on 5 February 2019… to discuss opportunities for strengthening and leveraging membership of the UN Human Rights Council. This report and consultation builds on a similar initiative in 2018." (Amnesty International, 2019)
Inequality: A persisting challenge and its implications
While the wealth gap has narrowed globally, inequality within advanced economies has increased since the 1980s.
Social Media Monitoring During Elections: Cases and Best Practice to Inform Electoral Observation Missions
"This scoping report explains why social media is one of the elements of a democratic, rule of law–based state that observer groups should monitor. It aggregates experience from diverse civil society and nongovernmental initiatives that are innovating in this field, and sets out questions to guide the development of new mandates for election observers" (Schmuziger Goldzweig et. al., 2019).
From Enlargement to the Unification of Europe
"The European Union needs to boost the tools of the European Commission... This means creating a directorate general that would have the resources to drive forward the accession process with the Western Balkans countries and the ambitious trade and reform agenda in Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova" (Cvijic et. al., 2019).
Global Report: Democracy Beyond the Ballot Box
"This report provides a review of progress made by OGP member countries in the first eight years of the partnership… the report examines a vast amount of the world’s governance data, across multiple dimensions of democracy and openness, specifically looking at three areas of progress and next steps" (Open Government Partnership, 2019).
‘Tech for Good’: Using technology to smooth disruption and improve well-being
Focusing on innovation, skills, and labor fluidity will be keys to good social outcomes of technology adoption.
V-Dem Annual Democracy Report 2019. Democracy Facing Global Challenges
"Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) produces the largest global dataset on democracy with some 27 million data points for 202 countries from 1789 to 2018." This report details the state of democracy in 2018 and presents data for democratically advancing and declining states around the world and global challenges.
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