Political Science

Misinformation that is Flagged as False Could Slow the Spread of Fake News on Social Media

Misinformation that is Flagged as False Could Slow the Spread of Fake News on Social Media

The spread of fake news on social media is a dangerous trend that could have serious consequences for the 2020 presidential election. Indeed, research suggests…
Affirmative Action Motivates High School Students to Perform Better, According to New Research

Affirmative Action Motivates High School Students to Perform Better, According to New Research

On November 3, California voters will be asked to adopt Proposition 16, which would reinstate the power of California’s colleges and universities to consider race,…
Canada Invokes Emergency Powers for First Time in History to Tackle Trucker Protests

Canada Invokes Emergency Powers for First Time in History to Tackle Trucker Protests

Faced with a nationwide convoy of truckers protesting vaccine mandates, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invoked the Emergencies Act for the first time in…
Deliberative Democracy – a Form of Democracy

Deliberative Democracy – a Form of Democracy

Deliberation is a political approach in which citizens, not just experts or politicians, play an active role in community problem solving and public decision-making. Deliberative…
Public Participation – Directly Engages Public in Decision-making

Public Participation – Directly Engages Public in Decision-making

Any process that directly engages the public in decision-making and gives full consideration to public input in making that decision is considered public participation. The…
Participative Democracy – a Model of Democracy

Participative Democracy – a Model of Democracy

Participatory democracy, also known as participatory democracy, is a democratic model in which citizens are given the authority to make political decisions. Democracy’s etymological roots…
Participatory Budgeting – a process of democratic deliberation

Participatory Budgeting – a process of democratic deliberation

Participatory budgeting (PB) is a democratic process in which community members directly decide how to spend a portion of a public budget. It is a…
Aim of Inclusive Democracy

Aim of Inclusive Democracy

Inclusive Democracy is the highest form of democracy because it establishes the institutional foundations for political (or direct) democracy, economic democracy, social democracy, and ecological…
Inclusive Democracy – Democracy in the Socio-economic Realm

Inclusive Democracy – Democracy in the Socio-economic Realm

Inclusive democracy entails the participation of all citizens in policy formulation in order to include all citizens in the mainstream of politics. Inclusive Democracy (ID)…
A Growing Political Schism in U.S. may Jeopardize Research and Medicine

A Growing Political Schism in U.S. may Jeopardize Research and Medicine

The rapidity with which scientists produced and tested the COVID-19 vaccine is a remarkable scientific accomplishment, one that would not have been possible without the…
Regulatory Agency – a Government Authority

Regulatory Agency – a Government Authority

A regulatory agency is a government agency or body that has authority over a specific field of activity. These agencies may be part of a…
Consociationalism – a Form of Democratic Power Sharing

Consociationalism – a Form of Democratic Power Sharing

Consociationalist theory was developed to explain political stability in a few highly divided European democracies. It is a form of democratic power distribution. A consociational…
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