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Democracy and society

Who’s afraid of women at work?

The unease is cultural — but the effects of representation are measurable

By Bruna Borges, Fernanda Estevan

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Democracy and society

This time, things are different

— or are they? After four terms in power, Orbán’s Fidesz looks increasingly worn out. But can the newcomer Magyar really offer more than protest?

By Ernst Hillebrand

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Democracy and society

Reading tea leaves

Despite wins in Paris and Marseille, the local elections offer little clue to what comes next. The key question remains: will France’s left unite?

By Adrienne Woltersdorf

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Democracy and society

The golden Lego brick

Denmark’s upcoming election could hinge on centrist kingmakers

By Kristina Birke Daniels

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Democracy and society

The slow remaking of knowledge

From the US to Europe, the far right is monopolising the creation of knowledge and thus tightening its grip on power and public discourse

By Inga Sabanova, Jonas Albersmann

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Democracy and society

Germany in the new ‘world without rules’

A reluctant power steps into the spotlight. Can Berlin lead amid crises at home and abroad?

By Dmitri Stratievski

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Democracy and society

Bend and break

What sounds like pragmatism in Berlin may be something else — a quiet retreat from international law

By Alexander Schwarz, Arne Bardelle

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Democracy and society

EU membership comes with obligations

The aim is not to isolate Hungary. It is to prevent one government from hollowing out European standards from within

By Daniel Freund

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Democracy and society

The quiet power of protest songs

When a song keeps us awake at night or forces us to question our own comfort, that is already a form of political work

By Georgiana Banita

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Democracy and society

It’s still a man’s world

Epstein was more than an individual perpetrator; his networks and systematic sexual exploitation reproduced social, economic and gender inequality

By Lea Rahner