An issue has arisen in Australia that may foreshadow changes to funding for political campaigns, in a digital media landcape. Given. Australia’s leadership on political finance, it is instructive to…

JAMnews has just published a review of a recent Georgia Transparency International study on media disinformation. JAMnews bills itself as a leader in the fight. “With so much misinformation cavalierly…

Dr. Iche Ugwe is currently a Visiting Fellow at the LSE in the U.K. He also follows the Opposition International blog. We take the opportunity to repost remarks from his…

https://www.u4.no/publications/promoting-electoral-integrity-through-aid-analysis-and-advice-for-donors Some good advice on what donors and NGOs might consider in addressing how to strengthen electoral integrity. David Jackson is one of a growing number of scholars who question…

LinkedIn by allowing readers to comment can encourage the poster to re-examine a position and respond with a better answer.  Here follows an example about CSOs and their clients. Opposition…

Politico reports, “One of the largest national security trials in Hong Kong began on Monday, after the Chinese government imposed its draconian national security law in 2019. A group of…

The South Asia program of the Carnegie Endowment has just published a series of articles on the State of Opposition. Congratulations to Paul Staniland and Milan Vaishnav. “The dominance of…

“Defending Civic Space: When are Campaigns against Repressive Laws Successful?” offers useful strategic advice on how under-resourced opposition parties and civil society agents of change can at least slow down…