democracy In Francophone West Africa, democracy continues to backslide by Ornella Moderan,* Independent Researcher, Bamako, Mali West Africa’s democracy crisis runs deeper than military coups. On this year’s International Day of Democracy, 15 September, there isn’t ⋙
Afghanistan Taliban rule in Kabul: authoritarianism on the rise, democracies on the defensive A world of mediation, alliances and ideological amalgamation, the resurgent Islamic emirate aims to gain legitimacy in the international system The Taliban are more careful today than twenty years ago ⋙
Catalonia Catalonia: on popular will, legitimacy and institutional change We thank Judith Butler for allowing to post her comment, that is part of an ongoing exchange among social and political theorists sparked by Peter Wagner's letter from Catalunya. (the ⋙
Catalonia Referendum and repression in Catalonia We publish as fragments of a public debate an exchange among political theorists and social scientists that was triggered by a letter that Peter Wagner addressed to friends and colleagues ⋙
Catalonia Letter from Catalunya From Barcelona Peter Wagner writes to friends and colleagues about the Catalan referendum on independence. Direct democracy often forces to crude choices on fundamental questions that are hard to reconcile ⋙
Russia Anti-corruption protests in Russia The anti-corruption rallies that were organized all over Russia last 26 March open a new, uncertain phase in Russian politics. In 2011-2012, protests were pro-democracy, pro-Western and mobilizing mainly the ⋙
