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Political scientists' review of over 250,000 articles concludes media portrays Muslims and Islam in overwhelmingly negative light, severely impacting public perception

To help journalists identify and report on antisemitism, we compiled and summarized several academic studies and commentaries on the subject.

The European Union (EU) has been a remarkable experiment in multi-level governance, economic integration and multilateral diplomacy. However, it has also exemplified an important if not courageous democratic experiment.  Never before has an equally ambitious democratic project been attempted beyond a nation state. Professor Jan Zielonka will try to assess the success and failure of this experiment. Although the European Parliament has acquired more powers in recent treaties, the EU’s legitima...

Now that Cold War II has set in, Steve Ellner says Caracas’ strategic alliance with Moscow has become a greater priority for Washington. By Steve Ellner Special to Consortium News Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's repeated calls for dialogue with the U.S. in order to normalize relations

To better understand the various paths by which societies might overcome or reduce political divisions, this working paper examines perniciously polarized countries that have successfully depolarized, at least for a time.

Antonis Pastellopoulos Cypriot Anarchist Ideology in the Post-Partitioned Republic of Cyprus (1985 to 1994) “Cyprus Belongs to its Mouflons” 2017

Informal civil society initiatives have expanded in recent years, leading to more fluid and less hierarchical forms of civic participation. To effectively boost European democracy, these groups must deepen and solidify without moving toward formalization.

The School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) is organizing the first International Conference on Global and Public Affairs in a Changing World, which will take place at the American Univer...

An article by Staughton Lynd about the militant unionism of the 1930s.

<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong style="color: #333333;">By Johan Engvall </strong><sp...