UNFILTERED Is democracy better in theory than in practice? At a time when some are beginning to question the value of democracy in the West, do the strengths of the system still outweigh its weaknesses? Read more >
Posted 12 November 2019 IDD's Cheeseman and Fisher publish 'Authoritarian Africa' Authoritarian Africa: Repression, Resistance, and the Power of Ideas by Nic Cheeseman and Jonathan Fisher, has been published by Oxford University Press.
Posted 31 October 2019 The Italian right sweeps to victory in Umbria: What now for the second Conte government? Daniele Albertazzi and Mattia Zulianello and argue that the Italian right's victory in Umbria casts doubt on how long Italy's current government can survive.
Posted 04 September 2019 POLSIS academic selected as a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University's Center for European Studies Dr Gerasimos Tsourapas has been selected for Harvard University's Center for European Studies 2019-20 Visiting Fellowship programme.
Posted 15 July 2019 Italy's far-right leader salvini will survive russia money scandal. Daniele Albertazzi was quoted by Newsweek in an article focusing on an investigation on the Italian party the League trying to secure oil money from Russia to finance its activities.