News, research, and discussion about the Opposition, the measure of democracy
www.infobae.com/en/2022/03/16/tokayev-announces-reforms-in-kazakhstan-to-have-a-strong-parliament/ Opposition International welcomes President Tokayev’s announcement. As opportunities arise, we offer to provide educational resources and assistance for parliamentarians.
“Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive…
A shout out for all women in politics on IWD. It is hard job even without the stress of speaking out as a woman in a traditionally male environment. The…
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1057/s41304-021-00323-z.pdf Professor Ludger Helms provides a typology (and more) of contemporary opposition. It will be on the reading list for our political opposition course. The list of modules include: 1)…
freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2022/global-expansion-authoritarian-rule An insightful look at the global expansion of authoritarian rule. It’s not all gloom as the expansion is in many cases the resurgence in countries with but scant flirtation…
A colleague asked in an exchange: What makes for a good opposition? I am going to work an answer to him. Anyone with a view is welcome to chime in.…
The democratic recession is so severe that autocrats now openly stage coups, steal elections, and invade other countries. — Read on http://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/02/democracy-crisis-autocrat-rise-putin/622895/
www.idea.int/blog/protests-emergency-powers-and-democracy-hard-choices-canada Opposition International focuses on the regions and countries where opposition parties face systemic pressures including surveillance, censorship, banning, and imprisonment. Canada stands out as among best countries in which…
The International Parliamentary Union has released a handy list of 31 national elections this year. A metric they are following is the number of female MPs, now at 26.9%. Opposition…
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