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The Wisdom of Small Crowds: The Case for Using Citizens' Juries to Shape Policy

The article promotes the use of Citizens’ Juries to shape policy, arguing that these Juries serve as a small representation of the public and, along with cynical expertise, can shape better policy…

Reopening the World: How the Pandemic is Reinforcing Authoritarianism

This report looks at the impact of Covid in authoritarianism and democracy, finding that “during—and after—the pandemic, governments are likely to use long, protracted crises to undermine domestic…

Europe's Authoritarian Challenge

The authors claim Europe is centered in “renewed great power competition and the resurgence of global authoritarianism”, and that “Migration, the rise of extreme nationalism, Brexit, and fractured…

The Democracy Playbook: Preventing and Reversing Democratic Backsliding

“The Democracy Playbook sets forth strategies and actions that supporters of liberal democracy can implement to halt and reverse democratic backsliding and make democratic institutions work more…

Exporting Digital Authoritarianism: The Russian and Chinese Models

Polyakova and Meserole claim that “digital authoritarianism — the use of digital information technology by authoritarian regimes to surveil, repress, and manipulate domestic and foreign populations —…

Democracy Erodes from the Top: Public Opinion and the Crisis of Democracy in Europe

Larry M. Bartels argues that “culpability for Europe’s current crisis of democracy...lies overwhelmingly with political elites”, using analysis that summarizes “broad trends in European public…

Why Protest?

The authors of this essay “describe the mass demonstrations that have taken place across the world” ...“and raise the question: are these protests a sign of democracy in action, or democracy in…

What Works for Improving Refugee Outcomes in High-Income Countries? Policy Insights for the UK

The authors provide insight from “evidence on the impact of early interventions and related policy changes on the outcomes of refugees in high-income countries” in “four types of policies: the asylum…

Migrants with irregular status during the Covid-19 pandemic: Lessons for local authorities in Europe

This paper shows “how the pandemic impacted irregular migrants residing in European cities”, analyses “the new policy scenarios impacting irregular migrants” and explores “initiatives and practices…

Innovative strategies for the reception of asylum seekers and refugees in European cities: multi-level governance, multi-sector urban networks and local engagement

The authors explore the role of cities in solving global challenges by analyzing multi-level governance and local initiatives in European cities.