Demokratisierung

Democratic governance is increasingly under attack as elected policymakers struggle to keep up with fast changes in different spheres of society.

Digital technology has far-reaching consequences, but policymaking tends to be too slow to prevent harmful impacts.

Those who love in a non-heteronormative way are under pressure in many countries around the world. At a conference in Cape Town, activists for the human rights of sexual minorities discussed the challenges they face.

India’s independence leader Mahatma Gandha highlighted his faith in a totally different manner than Prime Minister Narendar Modi does today.

The collapse of the Assad regime in Syria shows that Islamist groups do not necessarily form any kind of united front.

In recent election campaigns, Sri Lanka’s new president managed to build a new inter-religious coalition.

Religion can be used in politics in two fundamentally different ways, and only one serves global cooperation for a sustainably liveable planet.

Why Elon Musk and other titans of Silicon Valley and Wall Street supported Donald Trump

In a fascinating new book, an East German sociologist elaborates why German unification did not – and could not – result in a uniform German identity. It never will.

After 77 years of independence, Pakistan’s society, economy and politics are still marked by institutions established by the British Empire.