Politics

Social media platforms provide a rich source of data for academic study. A research group at Saarland University has now analyzed the Twitter accounts of some 8,600 politicians from 12 countries. The team, led by […]

From heated election campaigns to regional wars, 2024 has witnessed many dramatic political conflicts across the globe. Understanding the underlying causes of these conflicts is crucial for finding pathways to peace.This post was originally published […]

More than half of residents surveyed in three Michigan communities believe significant events occur without public knowledge—a sentiment of government suspicion closely tied to conspiratorial thinking, according to a University of Michigan policy brief.This post […]

A three-year effort to encourage California prosecutors to reconsider the sentences given to some people in state prison has resulted in a modest number of people being resentenced, but improvements are needed to speed review […]

Kleptocracy, a term derived from the Greek for “rule by thieves,” describes a system where business success and political power are inextricably entwined. Political elites exploit their position to siphon off public wealth, entrenching their […]

Population is far from the seemingly innocuous and bland topic of “people.” We’re not just talking people. We’re talking the very foundation of society, culture, and economy … and it’s deeply fraught. It’s also an […]

The UK government has doubled the additional funding for neighborhood policing in England and Wales to £200 million. This is to support its commitment to putting 13,000 new police officers on the streets.This post was […]

Although Australia has a strong and proud democracy, it nonetheless faces important challenges.This post was originally published on this website.

New research from the University of Southampton has found that trust in representative institutions, such as parliaments, governments and political parties, has been declining in democratic countries around the world.This post was originally published on […]

One of President Donald Trump’s major promises during the 2024 presidential campaign was to launch mass deportations of immigrants living in the U.S. without legal authorization.This post was originally published on this website.