By Stewart Prest, Lecturer, Political Science, University of British Columbia
In Canada, the recent provincial election in British Columbia shows just how important it is for losing politicians to accept defeat. regardless of the example set by Donald Trump.
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By Joey Crozier, PhD Candidate, Secrecy, Propaganda and Intelligence Gathering, Aberystwyth University
Stuart monarchs were repeatedly challenged by dangerous threats – a gunpowder plot, a civil war and political revolution. As a result, by the restoration of Charles II in 1660, the English government had come to rely on a shadowy trade of secrets…
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By Mark Bennister, Associate Professor of Politics, University of Lincoln
Ben Worthy, Lecturer in Politics, Birkbeck, University of London
In her victory speech, Badenoch described her first tasks as ‘tough but simple’ – we’d argue they’re tough and extremely challenging.
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By Anne-Sophie Fernandez, Professeur des Universités, Université de Montpellier
Audrey Rouyre, Assistant Professor en Management Stratégique, Montpellier Business School
Isabel Estrada, Associate Professor of Innovation & Strategy, University of Groningen
The Galileo satellite project brought major players in the European space industry into “coopetitive” relationships. Effective governance is key to managing the tensions inherent in such undertakings.
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By Gibson Ncube, Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
A public figure who appeared often on TV and radio, Pathisa Nyathi celebrated the history and culture of Zimbabwe’s marginalised Ndebele people.
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By Russell H. Kaschula, Professor of African Language Studies, University of the Western Cape
Mbali Sunrise Dhlamini, Lecturer on the New Generation of Academics Programme (nGAP) in African Language Studies, University of the Western Cape
Language has always been used as a political football in South Africa. This can be traced back to the competing English and Dutch colonisers, from the 17th to the early 20th centuries, each group trying to assert linguistic as well as economic and social control.
Later, language was used to divide and rule under apartheid. For instance, the racist regime created “homelands” –…
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By Carlos Lopes, Professor at the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town
African countries need to unite and negotiate strongly at COP29 for more climate change adaptation grants and fewer loans that only leave the continent paying back debt.
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By Forus
" ... [A]bout eight out of 10 Black women in the 2020 elections in Brazil experienced virtual violence; six out of 10 experienced moral and psychological violence, and five out of 10 suffered from institutional violence."
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By Amnesty International
Lebanon’s military court missed a vital chance to hold accountable perpetrators of the torture that led to the death in custody of Syrian refugee Bashar Abd Saud, Amnesty International said today. On 29 November 2022, five members of State Security, including one officer, were indicted on charges under Lebanon’s 2017 Anti-Torture Law over Saud’s death […] The post Lebanon: Missed opportunity for justice in landmark case over torture and death in custody of Syrian refugee appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Amnesty International condemns the detention and trial of Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of the Russian election watchdog Golos, which began on 27 September 2024. The organization has designated him a prisoner of conscience who is being persecuted solely for his civil activism. A prominent figure in Russian civil society, Grigory Melkonyants was arrested on 17 August […] The post Russia: Amnesty International recognizes co-chair of election watchdog as a prisoner of conscience appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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