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Democracy and Governance

We study and offer policy recommendations on democratic governance, the state of democracy in the world, the rule of law, citizenship and human rights, civic participation, and electoral processes.

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Alan W. Brown

Digital transformation, AI strategy, Data-driven decision making, Software engineering, Technology leadership

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Alexander Evans

Geopolitics, Technology, Cyber, Decision-making, Strategy, Asia

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Ayça Çubukçu

Human rights, Internationalism, Political violence, Social movements, Solidarity

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Charlie Beckett

Journalism, AI, Politics, Social Media, Terrorism, Regulation, Democracy, Emotions

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Chris Anderson

Elections, Public opinion, Sports business and management, Data analytics, Football

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Clare Wenham

Global health policy and security security, Pandemic preparedness, Pandemic governance, Gender

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Conor Gearty

Human rights, Civil liberties, Terrorism, Law, The rule of law, Democracy, Freedom

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Graham Zellick KC

Law, Human rights, Criminal justice, Justice system, Public law, Miscarriages of justice, Constitutional law

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Iain Begg

Economic policy, Europe, Brexit, UK-EU economic relations, EU budget and finances, Fiscal frameworks

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Imaobong Umoren

History, Inequality, Racism, Sexism, Colonialism, The British Empire, The Caribbean, Legacies of slavery and colonialism

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Joana Setzer

Climate law, Environmental law, Climate litigation, Just transition, Corporate sustainability

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John Sidel

Southeast Asia, Local politics, Religious violence, Islam, Transport and infrastructure

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath

Climate change, Environmental politics, Public opinion, Elections, Voter behaviour, Net-zero backlash

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Marie Oldfield

Ethics, AI, Machine Learning, Data Science, Statistics, Analytics, Dehumanisation, Education, Leadership

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Michael Bruter

Elections, Citizens, Public opinion, Hostility, Psychology, Behaviour, Trust, Protest, Youth

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Michael Muthukrishna

Culture, Diversity, Innovation, Behavioural science, Cultural evolution, Corruption

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Mukulika Banerjee

Democracy, Elections, India, Politics, Current affairs, Anthropology, Pashtuns, Islam, South Asia, Fashion, Sari

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Nick Anstead

Political communication, Public opinion, Elections, New media, Internet, Social media, Misinformation

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Nick Couldry

Big data, AI, Platform power, Polarisation, Social media, Voice, Media and data ethics, Sociology of culture

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Philipp Rode

Cities, Urbanism, Climate change, Sustainability‍, Urban mobility, Technology, Urban governance and policy

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Pragya Agarwal

Behavioural science, Data science, Inclusive leadership, AI, Unconscious bias, Inequality, Reproductive justice

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Sara Hobolt

Brexit, Elections, Public opinion, Populism, Politics, Referendums, EU

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Sir Julian Le Grand

Universal basic capital, Social entrepreneurship, Altruism, Economics, Social policy, Hybrid economy

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Stephanie Rickard

Trade, Subsidies, State aid, Industrial policy, Economic geography, WTO, IMF, Public procurement, US politics

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Thomas Gift

US politics, American government, Elections, Public opinion, Democracy

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Tony Travers

Cities, British government, Politics, Elections, London, Devolution

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Xi Li

Sustainability, Shareholder engagement, Corporate governance, Disclosure

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