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INTRODUCTION: The linguistic challenges facing an increasingly diverse Korea
South Korea has a strong national identity largely based on the ability to speak Korean. But as it becomes increasingly multicultural, notions of “Koreanness” are being challenged.
South Korea’s ‘selection and election drop’ campaigns: success and challenges
How a conglomerate NGO runs influential voter information campaigns on political candidates.
Parliamentary monitoring in a failing democracy: Cambodia & COMFREL
How do parliamentary monitoring organisations function when core principles of democracy are not being upheld?
Can parliamentary monitoring organisations help reverse democratic decline in Taiwan and Asia more broadly?
Elections are no guarantee of democracy, but parliamentary monitoring organisations (PMOs) in Asia and elsewhere may be game-changers.
How civil society in the Philippines helped pass the ‘Sin Tax’ law and the lessons learned
Civil society organisations built strong networks of trust with legislators against the interests of commercial lobbyists.