Decolonising democracy – part eight
In the final part of this series, John Keane asks whether democracies will have the resolve to stand up to the USA and to find remedies for the maladies of representative democracy.
Decolonising democracy – part seven
In the seventh of an eight-part series, John Keane asks if other democracies can decouple themselves from the American empire.
Decolonising democracy – part five
In the fifth of an eight-part series, John Keane says the declining US empire will manage without democracy as it turns on its own citizens.
Decolonising democracy – part four
In the fourth of an eight-part series, John Keane shows how the fading American empire is resorting to military solutions for its mounting global ills, without winning.
Decolonising democracy – part three
In the third of an eight-part series, John Keane traces America's shift from being defender-in-chief of democracy to MAGA's denunciation of it.
Decolonising democracy – part two
In the second of an eight-part series, John Keane shows how the American empire deployed the idea of 'liberal democracy' to bolster its own interests.
Decolonising democracy – part one
In the first of an eight-part series, political theorist John Keane examines the effect of disruptions to the world order on democracy and its future.
A Hungarian playbook for defeating populists?
Advocates of liberal democracy everywhere are celebrating Péter Magyar’s triumph over Viktor Orbán. But among the lessons to draw from the Hungarian experience, the most important may be that toppling an illiberal populist is not as straightforward as much of the press coverage has made it seem.
The battle for human attention is becoming a battle for democracy
After US courts found Meta and YouTube liable for deliberately addicting young users, attention is increasingly being recognised not as a private commodity, but as a strategic resource shaping democracy, public debate and social stability.
The rules-based order is breaking down before our eyes
In an edited version of a speech delivered at the Restoring Democracy launch in Melbourne, Gillian Triggs says that weakening respect for international law, human rights and democratic institutions is placing both global stability and Australian democracy under pressure.
An acid test of Indonesia's democracy
An acid attack by four Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) soldiers on a human rights activist highlights growing tensions as President Prabowo reinstates military influence in Indonesia's civilian administration.
Reclaiming democracy: join the conversation
Democracy is faltering. Elected government action is increasingly constrained by the preferences of powerful industrial, commercial and financial interests. To counter this trend, an ambitious initiative, Reclaiming Democracy Together, is being launched in Melbourne on 9 May.