Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Countries with declining levels of democracy outnumbered those becoming more democratic by more than 2 to 1. The EIU’s Democracy Index measures the state of democracy by rating electoral processes and pluralism, the state of civil liberties, the functioning of government, political participation and political culture in more than 160 ...
Nordic countries have topped the list of this year’s Democracy Index 2017, taking four out of five of the top spots. Norway came out top, closely followed by Iceland and Sweden. New Zealand was the only non-Nordic country to feature in the top 5, building on its strong democratic history, having been the first country in the world to allow ...
With elections being held across the world, 2024 is shaping up to be quite the year for global democracy. In fact, voters in eight of the 10 most populous countries are going to the polls this year. Fresh off the back of votes in India, the European Union, the UK and France, US voters will participate in the presidential election in November.
Perhaps most alarmingly, data gathered by the report’s authors reveals that there were setbacks in political rights, civil liberties, or both, in a number of countries rated “free” by the report, including: Brazil, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Tunisia and the US. While ...
2024 is a historic election year, with elections in 50 countries. More than 2 billion voters will head to the polls in countries including the United States, India, Mexico and South Africa. Geopolitical volatility is the biggest risk identified in the World Economic Forum’s Chief Risk Officers Outlook 2023. 2024 will be a record-breaking year ...
It notes: “These ratings reflect the deterioration of rule of law and democratic institutions, as well as a rapidly shrinking space for civil society and independent media, in those countries.” The United States dropped out of the top 20 least corrupt nations for the first time since 2011.
Image: ODI. Using this approach, Luxembourg is rated the most principled aid donor, followed closely by the UK and Sweden. Ireland and Norway complete the top five nations in the index. Italy is the lowest performing G7 country in the rankings at number 20 while the US, where the administration is reviewing US aid priorities, ranks at number nine.
Switzerland has a population of 8.2 million people, of which 24% are foreign nationals, spread across 26 cantons. The fundamental principle of direct democracy is that all citizens take part in decision-making and there’s a strong respect for minorities. Unfortunately, this wasn’t extended to women, who were not given the vote until 1971 ...
If political leaders – and their advisers in academia and think-tanks – are serious about the preservation and renewal of democratic values and workings, there are three reasons why they will have to pay at least as much attention to matters of foreign policy as domestic politics. 1. Secure global value chains.
Their most recent report, spanning 154 nations, reveals some of the highest levels of discontent since records began. "We find that dissatisfaction with democracy has risen over time and is reaching an all-time global high, in particular in developed countries,” said the report’s author, Dr Roberto Foa. Global democratic malaise.