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Dec 21, 2022 · T he fight for democracy has been one of the most defining narratives of 2022. It featured in the U.S. midterms, the first electoral contest to take place since former President Donald Trump’s ...
- Yasmeen Serhan
Nov 29, 2021 · The more important questions to explore are the ‘why’ and the ‘why now.’ 2020 marked the 15th straight year of democratic decline and the tipping point when a majority of the world’s population came to be ruled by autocratic governments. The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan coupled with a steady string of coups in 2021 -- including Myanmar, Sudan, Mali, and Guinea -- further ...
- Supporting Free and Independent Media. Together with partners, the U.S. Government’s investments in press freedom and independent media are intended to maintain journalists’ ability to inform the public and to improve citizens’ capacity to hold their governments accountable.
- Fighting Corruption. Actions undertaken in the Year of Action concurrent with the U.S. Government’s implementation of its first-ever Strategy on Countering Corruption reflect the scale of the threat corruption poses to transparent and accountable governance.
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- Advancing Technology for Democracy. Together with like-minded partners and allies, the U.S. Government is investing in efforts to stem the tide of digital authoritarianism, promote a positive vision for the Internet and emerging technologies, and connect billions around the world to values-driven, rights-respecting digital technologies and infrastructure.
Jan 2, 2022 · Political scientist Peter Mair opened his 2013 book, Ruling The Void: The Hollowing of Western Democracy, with this sentence: "The age of party democracy has passed … they no longer seem capable ...
- Stan Grant
Nov 15, 2024 · REYNOLDS: So, why we have unified party control, whatever party is in power is the one who bears, you know, responsibility in the public’s mind for keeping the government open or shutting it ...
Oct 31, 2022 · Here are five reasons why these elections are so important: 1. Abortion rights or restrictions ... The 2022 midterms will be the first federal elections since the 6 January attack on the US ...
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Apr 26, 2023 · This article presents the state of democracy in the world in 2022 using the most recent Varieties of Democracy dataset (V13). There are four main findings. First, the level of democracy enjoyed by the average global citizen is down to 1986-levels and 72% of the world’s population live in autocracies.