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Kirk Humphrey and ‘People over Politics’: Winds of Change in Barbadian Politics
Shalinder Carter reflects on a pivotal moment in Barbadian political history – the May 2018 general election. Granted unrivalled access to the campaign of political newcomer Kirk Humphrey, Carter ...
Reflecting on leadership and Dagu in Ethiopia
Emma Crewe writes about how the new PM Dr Abiy Ahmed, the first Oromo to lead Ethiopia, talked about leadership early in his tenure. His Chief of Staff reported ...
Rethinking Representative Democracy in the 21st Century
Professor Niraja Gopal Jayal reflect on how a series of events have turned the world upside down, and brought into question many of our settled, even complacent, assumptions about ...