The Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) has recently launched the Mark Helmke Postdoctoral Scholarship on Global Media, Development, and Democracy. In partnership with Indiana University’s School for Global and International Studies (SGIS), the initiative seeks to contribute to the understanding of how media and/or media ownership influences political outcomes. The position offers a postdoctoral…
The Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy (CSID) has published its recent news bulletin on democracy in the Arab/Muslim world. Established in 1999, CSID is dedicated to the study and promotion of Islamic and democratic reforms in the Muslim world, connecting Islamic values with principles of freedom and participation. CSID brings together academics, scholars,…
This year marks the 50th anniversary of core international human rights treaties – the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). The ICCPR enshrines the international rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association in articles 21 and 22, respectively. The ICESCR, protects the right…
Ateki Seta Caxton, a Hurford Youth Fellow from Cameroon with the World Youth Movement for Democracy, has written an insightful reflection on the recent Africa regional meeting “Mobilizing Democratic Forces: Civil Society and Political Society.” The meeting, held on December 2 to 3, 2015 in Abuja, Nigeria, brought together 45 emerging leaders from across the African…