February 10, 2016

Untouchable India: Impunity for Caste Violence

03:00 PM - 04:30 PM

Despite the abolition of untouchability and the enactment of special laws to protect Dalits and Adivasis in India, marginalized communities nevertheless have been subjected to systematic violence. Worse, in most cases, they have been denied justice. New Delhi–based journalist Manoj Mitta will explore instances of impunity for caste violence in India.

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February 03, 2016

Roma Exclusion: A European Democratic Deficit

03:00 PM - 04:30 PM

Gabor Demszky, former Lord Mayor of Budapest, explained how the decentralization that followed the transition to democracy in East-Central Europe provides an opportunity to make progress towards Roma integration through local governance.

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January 27, 2016

APSA-CD Newsletter: Opposition in Authoritarian Regimes

“Most studies of authoritarian political systems examine their inner workings, or the ways regime insiders use resources to limit activities threatening their hegemony. The authors here focus explicitly...

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January 22, 2016

Ethiopia: Silencing Dissent — Journal of Democracy January 2016

In Ethiopia’s May 2015 parliamentary elections, the long-ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), together with its allies, claimed a historic victory with 100 percent of...

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