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Why Indonesians chose Joko Widodo to be their president

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With Connective Cities, a new Internet platform helps networking of municipalities worldwide

To stop Isis, Iraq needs a credible social contract

Hopes that rising incomes automatically lead to more activism for good governance are probably exaggerated

Support for civil society in developing countries is not a trivial matter