A recent survey found that just over half of boys in India consider themselves politically engaged compared with less than a third of girls.
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A survey of over 600 teens and young adults across India found boys are more politically engaged than girls and also less aware of the barriers women face to becoming active in politics.
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More and more people are saying they don’t trust the news or can’t face engaging with it – and that appears to have political implications.
Wolves are making a comeback throughout Europe – but not everyone’s happy.
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Some European countries view wolf protection differently to others. A look at Spain’s experience may explain why.
President John Agyekum Kufuor, Queen Elizabeth II, Theresa Kufuor and Prince Philip.
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Theresa Kufuor devoted herself to national development and to steering the country through turbulent waters.
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Ugly incidents in the run-up to the election mirror the rise of online violence against women in politics. The next government needs a plan to tackle the problem before it’s too late.
Leaders of African American, Latino and Native American communities protest the name of the Washington Redskins, November, 2013.
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The book makes invaluable contributions to subjects of race, identity and belonging and how they shape human interrelations.
Supporters of Niger’s coup leaders wave Niger’s flag (R) and a flag bearing Wagner’s logo during a protest on 16 September 2023.
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France’s withdrawal from Niger could hurt the regional fight against terrorism, create an opportunity for Wagner’s influence and increase Europe’s migrant crisis.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sydney, May 23, 2023.
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Today there are few countries in the Indo-Pacific which share so much in common, in both values and interests, than India and Australia. Andrew Charlton’s new book examines the possibilities.
Pierre Poilievre speaks in the House of Commons during Question Period on Parliament Hill in June 2008 when he was 29.
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Can a politician with a relatively narrow life experience represent the diverse needs of Canadians?
Protesters in Lagos during Nigeria’s 60th Independence Day anniversary on 1 October 2020.
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Colonialism set Nigeria up for failure as a united country. But successive governments since independence have a lot to answer for too.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy debate the finer points.
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With Donald Trump absent again, Republican presidential hopefuls took potshots at each other but agreed that Bidenomics isn’t cutting it.
The renovated park has attracted thousands of visitors to its site.
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Attitudes towards Kwame Nkrumah have shifted from veneration to confrontation and destruction and, finally, to more subtle forms of remembrance.
President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference at the White House in January 2022.
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While President Joe Biden has low approval ratings, few other American presidents − with the exception of FDR and Warren Harding − have experienced such a run of good media luck.
There is a rising number of predatory journals in academia, challenging scholars to determine which publications are legitimate.
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In some cases, it can be difficult for academics to know which journals are not credible – but other times, people feel pressure to publish in these publications.
President Joe Biden eats an ice cream cone at a Baskin-Robbins in Portland, Ore., in October 2022.
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When politicians talk more about their personal lives and less about politics, it makes people from the opposing side of the political line see them as people and like them more.
The health and economic impacts of heat are often invisible and silent.
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Further research is needed in order to quantify the costs of extreme heat so we can reduce its damaging effects now and in the future.
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The idea of gently tweaking our behaviour still makes political sense.
Ali Bongo Ondimba (in cap) and his wife, Sylvia (in blue shirt), at a campaign rally on 19 August 2023.
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Ali Bongo’s illness, the contagion effect of other recent successful coups and palace power tussles are factors responsible for Gabon’s recent coup.
Confidence is a critical component of hip-hop culture.
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The same boldness that enabled hip-hop to endure can benefit teachers in the classroom, a hip-hop scholar writes.
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Cecilia Rabess’s controversial debut novel explores race, politics and love in the time of Trump.