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The shrinking democratic space in India: uncivil society and an illiberal state

  • Associate Professor Sarbeswar Sahoo,

There’s been a severe crackdown on the civic space in India under PM Nahrendra Modi, which has accelerated previous trends.

Democracy activist Joshua Wong on “the Hong Kong question” in 2020

  • Cathy Harper,

What Hong Kong will look like under Chinese rule continues to unfold in 2020

The biggest cost of the COVID-19 virus in China could be freedom

  • Associate Professor Delia Lin,

Special Analysis: The rhetoric of war is being used and is enabling the Communist Party to increase control over the people.

Civil (and Uncivil) Society in Exile: North Korean ‘Balloon Warriors’ in South Korea

  • Dr Jay Song,

North Korean defectors in South Korea continue with civil and uncivil strategies to fight against their enemy.

How the notion of constitutional resilience might help make sense of challenges to democracy

  • Jayani Nadarajalingam; Dr Zim Nwokora,

After unprecedented anti-China protests in 2019, what’s the future looking like for Hong Kong under Chinese rule?

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