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The Arab Uprisings Aren’t a Repeat of the French Revolution: an interview with Yousef Al-Naimi, Sasapost, 24 December 2019

Yousef Al-Naimi: Tell us about the year 2011, and the emerging of the Arab Spring; what was your first reaction? And what was your ambition for the region? What were your reflections on what has happened? John Keane: My first reaction...

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24 December 2019
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‘We fear Hong Kong will become just another Chinese city’: an interview with Martin Lee, grandfather of democracy

Martin Lee Chu-ming, affectionately known as the “grandfather of Hong Kong democracy”. Mick Tsikas/AAP John Keane, University of Sydney This exclusive interview with Martin Lee took place in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai district last weekend. Martin Lee Chu-ming is affectionately known as the “grandfather...

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04 October 2019
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The pathologies of populism

During the past year, The Conversation and the Sydney Democracy Network, a global partnership of researchers, journalists, activists, policymakers and citizens concerned with the future of democracy, have published a lengthy series of scholarly reflections on the causes and consequences...

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29 September 2017
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Wittgenstein and the Dangers of Certainty

Ludwig Wittgenstein, in Swansea, Wales, September 1947. Ben Richards John Keane, University of Sydney The following notes on the politics of rising uncertainty and the future of democracy were prepared for the inaugural CISS global forum, Peace and Security under Uncertainty, Quarantine Station,...

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02 May 2017
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How the Spanish political laboratory is reconfiguring democracy

With the likes of Pablo Iglesias and Ada Colau coming to power in Spain, we are witnessing the rise of the ‘post-representatives’. Barcelona En Comú/flickr, CC BY-SA Ramón Andrés Feenstra, Universitat Jaume I; Andreu Casero-Ripolles, Universitat Jaume I; John Keane, University of...

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23 March 2017
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The Cherry Blossom Uprising: Monitory Democracy in Korea

Anti-Park protesters in Seoul stage a candlelight vigil calling for her impeachment and arrest. Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters Political scientists trained or based in the Atlantic region have a bad habit of ignoring trends in our Asia-Pacific region. When they do pay attention to...

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13 March 2017
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The Death of President Trump [Farsi translation]

مرگ رییس‌جمهور ترامپ جان کین | مترجم: داریوش محمدپور مرگ رییس‌جمهور ترامپ پرسش‌هایی درباره‌‌ی روح آشفته و نهادهای رنجور دموکراسی معاصر جان کین | ترجمه: داریوش محمدپور   [caption id="attachment_26559" align="aligncenter" width="600"] جولین لیک/AAP[/caption]     ما در زمانه‌ تاریکی زندگی می‌کنیم پس جای آن است که کمی طنز...

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21 February 2017
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