Democracy
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Compulsory voting: the debate
Judith Brett outlines Australia’s experience with – and makes the case for – compulsory voting, whilst Daniel Chavez shows how, for the left in Uruguay, compulsory voting is an essential foundation on which more direct forms of democracy have been built
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Mali protests highlight French influence
While sanctions imposed by ECOWAS have triggered protests, a deeper rejection of French control is surfacing in Mali, writes Fanny Pigeaud
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The Dilemmas of Northern Independence
Building a new country is not a straightforward task, argues Gerry Hart
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Simon Hedges’ credibility question
As Labour doesn’t scare the establishment, they’ll probably get in by default at some point. That’s the beauty of Britain’s advanced democracy, writes Simon Hedges
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Clive Lewis on the UK’s crumbling democracy
After two years of Boris Johnson’s government, Clive Lewis and Marzena Zukowska discuss growing authoritarianism and sources of hope for the future
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Little Amal, Channel deaths and cruelty by design
People cross the channel in small boats because we give them no other choice, says Zrinka Bralo
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Apathy or strategy in Chile’s decisive election
The frontrunners in Chile’s upcoming election pit the far-right against the nominally left, Carole Concha Bell assesses how we got here
