Publications
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After Degradation: A Roadmap for U.S. Democratic Repair
This report assesses democratic degradation in the United States as President Trump’s second term marks its first anniversary and proposes a framework for recovery grounded in the sequencing logic of post-conflict peacebuilding. Because established frameworks for re-democratisation in advanced democracies remain underdeveloped, the report adapts insights from a field that has systematically addressed phased institutional…
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International Law Meets an Age of Impunity
Image: Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks at UPEACE graduation ceremony after being conferred a Doctorate degree in Peace, Governance and Development in Somalia, 2 December 2022. Source: Atmis Somalia / Wiki Commons On 26 January, the UN Security Council convened a high-level open debate on “Reaffirming International Rule of Law.” Chaired by Somali President…
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Modi’s Monopolists: Labour and Capital in a Broken Democracy
This report examines the case of India, where the balance between labour and capital has moved decisively against labour, breaking the back of one of the most potent forces of democratisation. Countries where workers’ unions are hit the hardest by neoliberalism tend to offer the right-wing movements the most fertile ground. India’s broken democracy now…
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Democracy Lighthouse Digest #6
This edition of the Democracy Lighthouse Digest includes an extract from a lecture on ‘Democracy and Dictators’ given by Yogendra Yadav, an Indian activist and academic.
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Electoral Integrity and the 2026 United States Midterm Elections
This policy brief examines four interconnected threats to electoral integrity: the dismantling of US federal election security infrastructure, the Department of Justice campaign to obtain state voter files, the erosion of redistricting norms through mid-decade partisan gerrymandering, and the appointment of election deniers to key US federal positions. With the 2026 United States midterm elections…
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