Democracy Archive
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Will India’s next leader tackle its Institutionalised Corruption?
Posted on May 8, 2014India is currently holding its general election, which began on 7 April and will end on 12 May. With eight hundred and fifteen million eligible voters, the ongoing elections are ... -
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South Africa’s election: a wake-up call for the ANC?
Posted on May 5, 2014Whilst twenty years of democracy is an anniversary worth celebrating, it’s also a reminder that the struggle for equality is not over Twenty years ago, in April 1994, South Africa ... -
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Ancient Monarchy and Troubled Democracy: Oman’s Political Realities
Posted on March 23, 2014The Middle East has undergone great upheaval in recent years; a transformation that has changed the political makeup of the region. For many authoritarian regimes the Arab Spring brought their ... -
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When History Thickens: Ukraine and why its Revolution is in Danger
Posted on February 24, 2014Historical change is a curious phenomenon. Sometimes it occurs at a snail’s pace with years, decades elapsing before a crumbling autocracy finally gives way to a nascent democracy. Ask the people ... -
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India’s election and the need to empower women
Posted on February 6, 2014For India, 2013 was a year in the limelight of the global media. Cases of brutal rape were widely reported in India and across the world. ‘The insecurity of women, ... -
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The Egyptian Military: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Posted on January 31, 2014It is curious that not long before the events of 2011, Egyptians shared an expectation that Gamal Mubarak would inherit his father’s role as the country’s President. Although this was ... -
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Could restructuring the federal relations in Iraq create a lasting peace?
Posted on December 29, 2013In my two previous posts, I argued that in situations of insecurity and uncertainty individuals will more intensely identify with one group more than another. I also argued that exclusionary ... -
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Exclusionary regime practices and their impact on post-invasion Iraq
Posted on October 20, 2013Internecine violence continues to embroil Iraq and that violence more often than not is along the fault lines of religious and ethnic groups. In a previous post, I argued that in situations of insecurity ... -
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The Rise of the Muslim Brotherhood: the causes, motivations and implications
Posted on September 23, 2013The Muslim Brotherhood is widely considered the most influential Islamist organization in the world. The organization began as a conservative reformist group that, following a hierarchical Sunni Muslim social movement, ... -
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Christians in the Middle East and their fate in the ‘Post-Arab Spring World’
Posted on August 23, 2013For several years, the world has borne witness as the Middle East has undergone the greatest change since the end of European colonialism. Regimes have been toppled, civilians have risen ...