Tordre les archives (queering archives) : oui, mais dans quel sens ? by Ruby Faure

“…Reading along the grain finally makes room for the otherness and contradictions of a subaltern perverse past, which cannot be assimilated to the contemporary narratives of liberal and nationalist democracies. I defend here the idea that queering the archives constitutes an ethical orientation, seeking to resist contemporary homo-nationalist calls, as well as the separation of the history of sexuality from that of the French colonial empire.…”
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Political participation and voluntary associations : A hypergraph case study. by Amina Azaiez, Robin Salot

“…Civic organizations, ranging from interest groups to voluntary associations, significantly influence policy formation in representative democracies. This work presents a local case study that examines the relationship between voluntary associations and local political institutions in a village with nearly two thousand residents. …”
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An idea of public reason: exclusionary and broad by Diogo Fernandes

“…I will defend an idea of public reason characterized as exclusionary and broad, not admitting reasons that do not belong to the public political culture of pluralist democracies and extending to all matters involving the coercive power of the state. …”
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Assessing the sustainable performance of the transport sector in European countries using alternative Benefit-of-the-Doubt models by Sarah B. Gruetzmacher, Clara B. Vaz, Ângela P. Ferreira

“…The energy policy of the European Union stresses the need for sustainable energy consumption, improvements in energy efficiency and lower fossil fuel dependence in a decoupling strategy from unstable democracies. Transportation still represents a sector largely dependent on fossil fuels, which come with several negative impacts. …”
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Technology, Electoral Malpractice and the Crisis of Election Administration in Nigeria by Daniel Godwin

“… The integration of technology into the various elements of the electoral value chain has contributed significantly to election administration both in established and transitional democracies of the world. In Nigeria, the integration of technology into the electoral process began in 2011 and has continued since then with significant positive impact on the outcome of all the elections held since 2011, especially the 2023 general elections. …”
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The ‘Silent Guardians’ in the Fight against Corruption: The Case of North Macedonia by Emilija Gjorgjievska Tudjarovska

“…Based on theoretical, empirical as well as comparative observations, within single case method analysis, this article aims to examine the compliance of the theoretical fingerprints with the actual practice and provide a different angle on the institutional opportunities for social traps, in the context of unconsolidated democracies. The findings show that there is a causality between the institutional ‘silent guardian’ of the citizens and the prevalence of corruption. …”
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Rethinking the role of the media in South Africa by Pieter Jacobus Fourie

“…In short, the concept is taken for granted and dealt with as a matter of course without critical consideration of its content, the values it embodies and its applicability to modern democracies. From such a point of view, a starting-point for discussing the role of the media in South Africa could be a critical investigation of whether the meaning(s) and values attached to the basic concept of "freedom of expression" are still appropriate today. …”
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HUMAN RIGHTS AND NATIONAL SECURITY: FRANCE IN SEARCH OF THE RESOLUTION OF THE MIGRATION CRISIS by N. V. Shmeleva

“…Conclusion: the restrictions existing in France and other Western democracies do not allow to address the immigration challenge, to maintain order on their territories, while their populations feel increasingly insecure. …”
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Strengthening Human Rights Protection in Nigeria: Safeguards Under the Police Act 2020 by Ugochukwu Godspower Ehirim, Morrison Ossai, Patrick Chukwunonso Aloamaka, Nwanneka Flora Ehirim

“…The concept of Human Rights has become a critical factor in the definition of modern civilisation and constitutional democracies in the twenty-first century. The activities of the police remain central to the perception of human rights under municipal and international law according to the policies of the state-party. …”
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Impact of the Rule of Law as a Fundamental Public Governance Principle on Administrative Law Interpretation in the Czech Republic by Jana Janderová

“… The rule of law is a fundamental principle and the cornerstone of Western democracies and their public governance. Its underlying value is the idea of constraint of governmental power. …”
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Problem of Harmonization of Legal Norms with the Needs of Police Investigations by Using High-Tech Instruments for Searching Information by Yu. V. Hnusov, V. M. Strukov, O. O. Mozhayev

“…The authors have accomplished the analysis of international legal norms in the field of personal data protection, as well as the analysis of the most typical national regulations – starting from the approach of solving the problem in democracies, which for centuries strictly adhere to the doctrine of privacy and private property, to the most radical approach in China. …”
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INTEGRATION OF THE BALTIC STOCK MARKETS WITH GLOBAL MARKETS DURING THE PREVIOUS DECADE by Anmar Pretorius

“…The dualistic nature of these economies – namely, relatively young democracies with newly established stock exchanges on the one hand and high levels of integration into Europe due to EU and Euro area membership on the other – gives rise to the question of whether these stock exchanges are integrated with the developed markets or the emerging markets. …”
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NEW «PARASITIC CLASS»: ON THE CONCEPT OF MIKHAIL VOSLENSKY by Сергій САВЧЕНКО, Катерина ПРОКОФ’ЄВА, Оксана РЕШЕТІЛОВА

“…Despite his profound analysis of the Soviet nomenklatura, Voslensky failed to recognize similar mechanisms of social stratification within Western democracies. His excessive idealization of the West hindered the application of his theory to a broader context of elite formation in various state systems. …”
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Civil servants' activity regulation in Lithuania 1918-1940 by Jolanta Palidauskaitė, Milda Petrokaitė

“…A short description of the historical situation when the new independent Lithuanian Republic had to create new state institutions, including civil service, based on the model of western democracies and overcome difficulties of Russian empire legacy helps understanding the peculiarities of the situation. …”
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USSR in World War II by M. Yu. Myagkov

“…The war with the Soviet Union was planned to be waged with particular cruelty.The preconditions for the outbreak of World War II were the humiliating provisions of the Versailles Peace Treaty for the German people, as well as the attitude of the "Western de­mocracies" to Russia after 1917 and the Soviet Union as an outcast of world development. …”
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Call for Papers: How attractive are political parties and trade unions to young people? by IF and FRFG

“…Overall, however, the statistics suggest not only an age problem in political parties across many European democracies, but also substantial country- and party-level differences. …”
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Editorial by Jörg Tremmel, Marisa dos Reis, Joseph Burke, Raphaelle Schwarzberg (†)

“…Modern representative democracies are largely oriented to the short term. …”
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