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15 Aug 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
TLDR Jillian C. York explores the dual nature of social media platforms, which have both empowered marginalized communities and enabled the spread of harmful ideologies. Initially celebrated as democratizing tools, these platforms now face criticism...
29 May 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
The Indonesian election commission introduced an app named Sirekap to expedite vote counts and ensure transparency in the massive 2024 election. Sirekap, designed for Android devices, allows officials to photograph result sheets, known as C1 forms an...
18 Dec 2024 1 minute read 2 comments Vladan Lausevic
TLDR Professor Jesper Stroembaeck, famous for writing about media and democracy in Sweden, recently wrote in the daily progressive Dagens Arena (Today’s Arena) how internal threats to democracy are often led by elected leaders who gradually erode dem...
21 Sep 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
TLDR: The upcoming 2024 local elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina face serious concerns, including voter fraud, democratic deficits, political manipulation, and foreign interference. With key races in Sarajevo, Banja Luka, and Mostar, these elections...
8 Dec 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
In a recent reflection on Sweden's 30-year EU membership, Andreas Johansson Heinö, one of Sweden's leading liberal opinion makers and a member of the market-liberal think tank Timbro, highlights the significance of the 1994 referendum. Heinö desc...
5 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
TLDR An article by Hugo Bueno for The Unpopulist critiques Elon Musk’s inconsistent commitment to free speech, focusing on his handling of censorship orders in Brazil. Musk resisted Brazilian Justice Alexandre de Moraes’ orders to suspend accounts s...
29 Oct 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
TLDR. The article "Learning from the Youth" from the Asia Democracy Chronicles highlights a remarkable trend in South Asia: the active role of young people in defending democracy, especially as opposition parties and civil society groups struggle und...
5 Jun 2024 4 minute read 6 comments Greenchic
Source Modi fell short of the numbers required to establish his autocracy! As India’s Central Government 2024 Lok Sabha election results came yesterday, it was a sign of relief for India for there is not going to be a dictatorship hack of India’s...
18 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
TLDR In his article on Verfassungsblog, Steve Peers examines recent rulings by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) that strengthen EU citizens' rights to join political parties in member states where they reside. The judgments deemed l...
12 Jan 2025 2 minute read 6 comments Vladan Lausevic
TLDR In the article "Utbildning allt starkare markör hos Svenska väljare" ("Education as an Increasingly Strong Marker Among Swedish Voters") published via the progressive think tank Dagens Arena, author Olle Bergvall highlights how education has bec...
