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Bolivia is at the forefront in terms of its constitutional framework, the presence of indigenous professionals in public administration and the successful projection of a pro-Mother Earth rhetoric in international fora-, thus Cletus Gregor Barié, cultural anthropologist.

The fact that Turkey's local elections are taking place during the month of Ramadan should help Islamist political parties such as Erdogan's AKP gain control, writes Dr Ozan Aksoy (Ioe, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) in The Conversation.

U-M study reveals how China's local bureaucrats struggle for power through negative media coverage Study: Do winners spread more words?

EXPERTS ADVISORY False information is one of the major threats people will face with multiple elections scheduled around the globe this year.

Young politically engaged Australians care passionately about key issues, but don't feel represented or listened to by our political leaders, according to a new report from The Australian National University (ANU).

New article on immigrant political participation in Europe and Swiss cantons published online Comparative Migration Studies Immigrants are increasingly participating in politics, publicizing their political concerns and contributions.

A new survey suggests politicians can win over the public with policies that tackle climate change and the cost of living crisis.

Despite waning confidence since the pandemic, Americans still have more faith in the scientific community than in many other civic, cultural and governmental institutions, according to a University of Michigan researcher. An analysis led by Arthur Lupia , U-M professor of political science, shows that 73% of Americans have "a fair amount- or "a great deal- of confidence in scientists to act in the best interest of the public-a figure higher yet for medical scientists (77%), specifically.

Consumer sentiment was virtually unchanged in February, slipping just two index points and solidifying the large gains from December and January, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers.

Sens. Mark Warner and Todd Young advocate for artificial intelligence policies during Hopkins Bloomberg Center discussion while Hopkins experts caution against stifling innovation Rapid developments in artificial intelligence hold the potential to change how we live, work, learn, and play.

Gazans attempting to shelter in Rafah are not permitted to cross the border into Egypt. Liyana Kayali, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Sydney, explains why.

Consumer attitudes and expectations are harshly divided along partisan lines, and the divide is wide enough to generate substantial economic uncertainty, according to a special report released by the University of Michigan.

Gordon Friedrichs and Natalie Rauscher accepted into the WIN-Kolleg of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities With their interdisciplinary research project on interconnected, global crises