Democracy in the 21st Century

After World War II, the discourse around democracy, and its realisation, took root in various geographic contexts. However, the exploration of democracy, and its form, is an ongoing global exercise. In this section, we explore global democratic trends, changes, mobilsations, and the dynamic vistas of democracy in the present day.

 

PODCAST | PLURALISM BY DEFAULT: WEAK AUTOCRATS AND THE RISE OF COMPETITIVE POLITICS IN UKRAINE AND THE REST OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION

Professor Lucan Way from University of Toronto discusses why some countries that lack preconditions...
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08 October, 2016

ARTICLE | DON’T BLAME GLOBALISATION FOR POVERTY

Provided corruption is kept in check and governance improves in the developing world, free trade can...
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30 September, 2016

ARTICLE | CANADA-UKRAINE TRADE: UKRAINIAN EXPORTERS MUST BUILD ON FREE TRADE

New bilateral trade deal opens up one of world’s most sophisticated markets for Ukrainian exports...
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29 September, 2016

WEEKLY ROUNDUP | UKRAINE AND CHALLENGES OF THE DAY

Ukraine Calling, a weekly roundup of what’s been happening in Ukraine, with Bohdan Nahaylo,...
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27 September, 2016

ARTICLE | EXISTENCE WITHOUT LIFE

Andrei Sannikov, a Belarusian politician who was imprisoned for his political protest, analyses the...
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15 September, 2016

ARTICLE | RECENT INTERNATIONAL PROCESSES’ EFFECT ON THE SOCIO-POLITICAL SITUATION IN UKRAINE

The author discusses how the latest events in international politics (NATO Summit, Brexit, Turkish...
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11 September, 2016

ARTICLE | UKRAINE’S AUTHORITARIAN TENDENCIES

Recent unconstitutional legislation is smoothing the way for direct rule in Ukraine — and...
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08 September, 2016

ARTICLE |THE TERROR AGAINST UKRAINE’S JOURNALISTS IS FUELLED BY POLITICAL ELITES

The inaction of Ukraine's law-enforcement institutions and unrestricted hate speech by top officials...
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08 September, 2016

ARTICLE |WHO IS KIM JONG-UN?

A throughout analysis of North Korean realities and contradictory personality of its dictator - Kim...
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05 September, 2016

REPORT SUMMARY | HOW TO STOP DISINFORMATIO: LESSONS FROM UKRAINE FOR THE WIDER WORLD

The latest 'Beyond Propaganda' paper looks at Ukraine as a laboratory of information war. Authored...
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02 September, 2016

INTERVIEW | ZYGMUNT BAUMAN: “SOCIAL MEDIA ARE A TRAP”

The Polish-born sociologist, Zygmunt Bauman, talks about the possibility of political change in the...
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01 September, 2016

ARTICLE | THE MARGINALIA OF RUSSIA’S FOREIGN POLICY

The article presents an exeptional analysis of Russian comprehensive strategy in relations with the...
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25 August, 2016