Tag: Civil Society
120 Articles
- Human Rights & Development
How to Constrain Dictators: Lessons from Georgia
Introduction Following the collapse of the USSR, many thought liberal democracy was a spear aimed at the heart of autocracy. Because it was more open, efficient, and popular, it…
February 24, 2026
- Human Rights & Development
The Shrinking Space for Public Protest: Examining the United Kingdom’s Proscription of Palestine Action
Introduction Since the events of October 7th, 2023, the global solidarity movement for Palestine has grown dramatically, drawing fracture lines between Western governments and an…
December 10, 2025
- Dialogues
How Erdoğan Has Maintained His Hold on Türkiye
GJIA: In your opinion, what political conditions contributed to the arrest of former Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem İmamoğlu and the subsequent mass protests in March 2025? Henri J.…
December 9, 2025
- Dialogues
Criminalizing Ecocide: A Conversation with Stop Ecocide International’s CEO Jojo Mehta
GJIA: For readers who may be unfamiliar with the term, what is “ecocide”? Jojo Mehta: Ecocide refers to the most severe, widespread, and long-term harm to nature. While…
December 4, 2025
- Society & Culture
Teaching Mother Tongues: Dividends and Complexities in Kenya
IntroductionNations develop language policies to promote national identity and unity. Through the development of national centralized curricula, education policy aims to foster…
September 4, 2025
- Human Rights & Development
Gender Apartheid as an International Crime: Taliban Oppression in Afghanistan Triggers Campaign
Introduction It has now been four years since what Afghans call “the fall.” On August 15, 2021, Taliban fighters swept into Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, hours after the…
September 2, 2025
- Society & Culture
Good Evening, Europe: The Politics of the European Imaginary at the Eurovision Song Contest
A Mediated Version of “Europe” The Eurovision Song Contest is committed to its “proud tradition of celebrating diversity through music.” Although the contest’s origins…
August 14, 2025
- Dialogues
Contesting Electoral Fraud in Venezuela: Implications for the Future of Democracy in Latin America
GJIA: How has Maduro’s leadership eroded democratic institutions in Venezuela since he began his presidency 11 years ago, and how have those changes culminated in the…
June 13, 2025
- Human Rights & Development
The Long Horizon of Returns to Syria
Introduction On December 8, 2024, the Assad regime in Syria fell after nearly fourteen years of civil war. Over the course of the conflict, more than 6 million Syrians were…
April 30, 2025
- Society & Culture
Politics, Ideology, and Power in Spanish Football: FC Barcelona and the Tensions Between the Center-Periphery Cleavage
Introduction “El Clásico,” the rivalry between football clubs FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, exemplifies the political and cultural tensions between the center and periphery…
April 18, 2025