George KATROUGALOS
Weakening of our democracies can clearly be associated with the dominance of policies which undermine the democratic element of liberal democracy, by trends such as the breach of the social contract associated with the welfare state and the delegation of important political decisions to unaccountable public decision makers.
Read MoreBertrand MATHIEU
La démocratie représentative a longtemps constitué un modèle. C’est sur ce socle que s’est construit un système qui, pour l’essentiel, a apporté la cohésion sociale, la paix, et le développement des droits de l’homme.
Read MoreRosalind DIXON & David LANDAU
In a recent paper, entitled Abusive Judicial Review, we explore this phenomenon in Poland and a range of other countries undergoing processes of democratic backsliding. We suggest that it is in fact quite common for courts to undermine the “minimum core” of democracy through judicial review.
Read MoreZHAI Han & HUANG Chen
Although the recent constitutional decay at the governmental level in China is well known to the world, when the constitutional discourse in China exactly began to change profoundly and subtly still invites further investigation.
Read MoreMichael PAL
In the run up to Election Day on November 3, 2020 in the United States, allegations of “voter suppression” were a near daily occurrence. Long-standing concerns that strict voter identification laws or purges of voters’ lists unjustly deterred some voters from casting ballots were top of mind.
Read MoreShireen MORRIS & Andrew BALL
In recent decades, the ever-quickening pace of technological change is propelling stable democracies in chaotic new directions. It is a key factor facilitating democratic decline, and Australia is not immune.
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