One of today's most controversial and consequential issues is whether the global uptake of
digital media is causally related to a decline in democracy. We conducted a systematic …

COVID-19 is proving to be the long awaited 'big one': a pandemic capable of bringing
societies and economies to their knees. There is an urgent need to examine how COVID-19 …

This paper reviews emerging evidence of the impact of COVID-19 on governance and
conflict, using a “governance and conflict first” approach in contrast to other research and …

With courts considered political actors, partisan gaps in perceptions of the judiciary have
been widely examined by US political analysts. Contributing to recently expanding research …

Coming to terms with the multidimensionsionality of civic and political engagement implies
analyzing it in a comprehensive manner: not limited to conventional modes of expression …

Using an original survey, this paper examines how pandemic-driven insecurities have
affected aspirations to migrate internationally among youth in The Gambia. We find that …

Executive summary Most anti-corruption programmes include an awareness-raising
element, where significant resources are spent on trying to raise the profile of corruption and …

This article builds on the evolving relationship between science and society, focusing on the
increasing emphasis on public participation in science decision-making processes. Public …

What is the relationship between trust in the state and vaccine hesitancy among a
marginalized sub‐population? This article explores attitudes towards COVID‐19 vaccination …

In addition to causing unprecedented mortality and wreaking havoc on national economies,
the coronavirus disease pandemic has significantly undermined public mental health. How …