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The Quiet Erosion and Resilience of New Zealand’s Democracy
This report argues that New Zealand’s reputation as one of the world’s most stable social democracies increasingly obscures a quieter democratic erosion, evident across four domains: collapsing institutional trust, the structural collapse of the fourth estate, growing executive reliance on parliamentary urgency and fast-tracked legislation, and deepening constitutional tension over Māori rights. Yet erosion is…
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What If Britain’s Political Volatility Is a Sign of Democratic Resilience?
Another change of guard in Downing Street has triggered a renewed bout of concern—and sniggers—over the fragility of British politics and its democracy. Not for the first time, as the country gets its seventh prime minister in 10 years. Four years ago, openDemocracy reported “Boris Johnson has quit, but Britain’s democracy is still broken.” This time, when…
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Democracy Lighthouse Digest #12
In this edition of the Democracy Lighthouse Digest, Debasish Roy Chowdhury examines whether the latest crisis in British politics is representative of a strong democratic system….
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Democratic Resilience Is a Global Public Good
Political crises within major powers do not remain purely domestic affairs. In an interconnected world they affect alliance cohesion, financial stability, conflict deterrence and trust in international institutions. The institutional changes now under way in advance of the November 2026 United States midterm elections therefore deserve attention well beyond American politics. Peace depends not only…
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Democracy Lighthouse Digest #11
This edition of the Democracy Lighthouse Digest focuses on India, one of our project areas. Under Narendra Modi and the BJP, the country has become what V-Dem calls an “electoral…
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