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Brexit is prompting a lot of discussion within the UK’s aid community right now. But while the focus is understandably on EC funding and exchange rates, there’s a…

Mobile polling could revolutionize how civil society and human rights groups operate—if it’s done right. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on public…

Kerry Brown unpicks why China may be looking at Brexit with some trepidation over its own domestic fractures. Ancient Chinese wisdom is something beloved by Chinese leaders…

Decisions to go to war don’t just analyze whether we can win. That is the easy part: the superiority of the western military machine makes this an absolute. Did we really…

The economy features prominently in the public debate, even though the jargon and decision-making behind it is completely inaccessible to much of the public. As a result, and to…

Britain’s referendum on the European Union resulted in a decision to leave. For some, the vote represents one episode in a worrying global disillusionment with globalisation,…

It is a mistake to assume that the Brexit decision results from a democratic process. The only way to overcome the polarisation and division is through a genuinely democratic…

Robert Wade explores what the income distribution among voters in Britain’s recent referendum may mean for those wondering what to do next. Large numbers of those who voted in…

Cathleen Berger explores how giant data-driven companies are challenging old ideas about power and accountability, and what should be done about it. After 20 years since the rise…

This year the Global Leadership Initiative at the University of Sheffield have taken a team of policy analysts to the Oslo REDD+ Exchange - a gathering of 500 policy makers,…