Reversing the Humanitarian Lens to Assess the State of the U.S.

February 3, 2021 0

By Cecelia Lynch, Professor, University of California, Irvine, and CIHA Blog Co-Editor

Social scientists, including some of us, will continue to debate the degree to which the U.S. is a fragile […]

America’s Tribes Go to the Polls Amidst Uncertainty

November 5, 2020 0

Introductory note by Dr. Cecelia Lynch, Professor, University of California, Irvine, and CIHA Blog Co-Editor:

Today, we post a “truthful parody” of the U.S. elections by Kwaku Sakyi-Addo, Broadcaster […]

The State of South Africa’s Democracy: Insights from the Afrobarometer and South African Reconciliation Barometer Surveys

August 5, 2020 0

South Africa commemorated its twenty-sixth year of democracy under a national lockdown. The coronavirus pandemic has facilitated the largest expansion of state power in this century. Governments around the world […]

Questioning Majoritarian Democracy in African contexts

April 26, 2018 1

By Gerald Acho, Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations (HIPSIR)

The word democracy comes from two Greek words: Demos [people] and Kratos [strength]. Put together, democracy means the strength […]