https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2024/05/24/democracy-in-decline.html
Interesting Comments:
“Elections are a condition of democracy, but are far from being sufficient.” A functioning democracy needs elections that are free and fair. It needs good things like true pluralism, freedom of speech, civil liberties, adequate political participation and a functional political culture.
By these metrics: 2023 continued a trend of democratic “regression and stagnation”, to hit the lowest score since the index began in 2006.
“Most of the good things correlate with democracy, and most of the bad things correlate with dictatorship.” -
"A free media is considered a hallmark of democracy. Yet worldwide, media companies are haemorrhaging influence (and staff), as the advertising model that sustained an industry for centuries is strangled by the economics of the online era."
Do you agree, Hannah?
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