Emerging Market Crisis Series

Zille, tweeting and inanity: more reasons for white South Africans to shut up

Mar 30, 2017 04:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Its remarkable how much of a shitstorm Twitter creates when in the hands of politicians with serious costs for the rest of us. Helen Zille, premier of the Western Cape province and former leader of the opposition...

Why politicians and television still need each other

Mar 30, 2017 04:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

We are living through a period of particularly combative media-politics relations, driven largely by the Trump presidency and the ongoing fake news debate. But, as an ABC Rear View documentary reminded us recently, tension...

Demonetization Series

Indians' 'notes ban' compliance masks a silent crisis of legitimacy

Mar 28, 2017 14:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics Economy

This article is part of the Democracy Futures series, a joint global initiative between The Conversation and the Sydney Democracy Network. The project aims to stimulate fresh thinking about the many challenges facing...

US under Trump Series

Is violent political protest ever justified?

Mar 28, 2017 14:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The mass protests against Donald Trumps election, inauguration, and executive actions might subside but based on the scale and intensity of whats already happened, theres probably more to come. So far, most protesters...

Migrant Crisis Series

Class pervades the way migrants are viewed in Britain

Mar 28, 2017 13:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

In a poll of 25 countries by Ipsos MORI published in March 2017, 33% of those interviewed in Britain said immigration was their biggest worry. Although more British people overall were worried about healthcare, only...

Why threats to get votes for health law are more workplace bullying than political tactics

Mar 28, 2017 11:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law

In an effort to pass the health care law, Donald Trump placed intense political pressure on members of the House, even telling one key lawmaker Im going to come after you, according to reports. The president has also made...

Study: 60 percent of rural millennials lack access to a political life

Mar 28, 2017 11:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Like older voters, young ones were divided by the 2016 presidential election. A recent study of millennial voters by Tufts University found that young people had starkly different opinions about politics and civic...