Storys zum Thema Democracy

Bertelsmann Stiftung

More Autocracies Worldwide - But Democratic Resistance Is Growing

Gütersloh (ots) - Democracy is on the defensive. This is shown by the Bertelsmann Stiftung's Transformation Index 2026 (BTI). The BTI was first surveyed twenty years ago, when democracies were still in the majority. Today, 56 percent of the 137 countries surveyed by the BTI are ruled autocratically. However, this rarely leads to better governance. Autocracies are more susceptible to corruption, less capable of shaping ...

Podiomedia

South Yemen: Why Peaceful Protests Are a Test of the International System's Credibility / Analysis from western perspective by Podiomedia

Stadt Frankfurt am Main

Nominations phase for the first European Paulskirche Prize begins on 1 September

Bertelsmann Stiftung

Growth and innovation as cornerstones of a strong democracy and a digitally sovereign Europe

Gütersloh (ots) - Germany should be restored to a growth path and should give new impulse to innovation, along with its European partners. Because prosperity is a significant guarantor of a stable democracy. Digital sovereignty is the anchor of a strong Europe. Germany can once again be a country of pioneering innovation and a pacesetter for the continent. For this, ...

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Australia needs a complex economy 'to ensure future growth and reduce vulnerability to foreign powers,' report says

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Winner of Canada's federal election will need to address immediate economic challenges and long-term systemic problems, report finds

Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH

REPCHANCE Europe Study Reveals Persistent Underrepresentation of Immigrant-Origin MPs Across Key European Countries

Berlin/Stuttgart (ots) - - Immigrant-origin populations remain underrepresented in the national parliaments of Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK, with the Netherlands having the highest share (19%) and Spain the lowest (2%). - While representation has increased over the last decade ...

Bertelsmann Stiftung

Reinhard Mohn Prize awarded to Maia Sandu and Michael Otto

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Report warns of deepening social fractures in Germany

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Election integrity at stake: Report highlights governance issues in the US

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Governance challenges loom over US political landscape ahead of election

Technische Universität München

Artificial intelligence for AI policy

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH NEWS RELEASE AI4POL research project develops tools for more efficient regulation Artificial intelligence for AI policy How can Europe efficiently achieve its goals in the regulation of artificial intelligence? And how can the EU itself use AI for this purpose? In the AI4POL project, an international research team will investigate whether EU regulations actually support its citizens. ...

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Tunisia's struggling economy puts democracy at risk, study finds

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Tunisia's democratic dream is at risk as the country's economy struggles

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French elections expose social discord bubbling beneath the surface, says report

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Next UK government must address 'long-term scars' of Brexit and austerity – study

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Study identifies 'urgent need' for wholesale reform to halt living standards decline in the UK

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Europe's future threatened beyond far-right surge, says new report

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New report warns that eroding faith in democracy fuels Europe's far-right surge

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The Governance Triangle: 'Democracy does not exist in a vacuum'

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Governance researchers ask: 'Can we still call India a democracy?'

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US governance decline: 'Democracies rarely implode quickly'

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Tunisian governance 'backsliding' as Arab Spring gains prove fleeting

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Most of the world is living under eroding democratic accountability