News archive 01/2022 for International Politics and Society | IPS Journal

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Democracy and society

The story versus the statistic

Behind each number there is a story. Social scientists need to learn how to tell these better if they want to catch the attention of the public

By Kate Pickett

Pexels

Democracy and society

Money makes the world go round

The Pandora Papers have shown that the rich elite help each other stay in power. This creates a rift in our society and damages democracy

By Kai Lindemann

Reuters

Future of social democracy

Will the Portuguese Social Democrats remain in power?

Without a clear majority on Sunday's snap elections, the Socialist Democrats will have to prepare for long negotiations to form a government

By Fabian Schmiedel

Reuters

Democracy and society

Austria's vaccine mandate is no example to follow

Inconsistent, toothless, politically toxic. Why Austria's new mandatory vaccination law is not a model for other European countries to follow

By Barbara Tóth

Reuters

Economy and ecology

India's farmers want the agrarian crisis to end

With the largest protest in human history, India's farmers forced the Modi regime to repeal the neoliberal farm laws. But the struggle isn't over yet

By D.K. Giri, T.N. Prakash Kammardi

Reuters

Work and digitalisation

Europe needs a public service internet

Europe shouldn't try to imitate Silicon Valley. Instead, it must use its strengths to counter the threat Big Tech poses to democracy: public service

By Christian Fuchs

Reuters

Future of social democracy

The biggest killer of pandemic times: inequality

Inequalities are as extreme as they were at the peak of western imperialism — with deadly consequences. But the solutions are within our grasp

By Jayati Ghosh

Reuters

Future of social democracy

The challenges ahead for Latin America's left

With the victory in Chile, progressive forces in Latin America have gained ground. Nevertheless, democracy in the region is still under pressure

By Pablo Stefanoni