At Home in the World of Sentiment — Reading Eva Illouz’s The Emotional Life of Populism Article by 民粹主義與情感政治寫作小組 [1]: 陳楚思（CHAN Chor See）, 楊啟晴 (YEUNG Kai Ching), 吳耀鏜 (NG Yiu Tong), 甘文傑 (KAM Man Kit） Abstract: Through an analysis of the emotional structures in the Israeli political realm, Eva Illouz’s […]
Article by Jessica Tiamzon, Abegail Delorino, Megalyn Gotiza, and Christopher Mantillas, Ph.D. Abstract: Following the election of Duterte in 2016 and of Marcos Jr. in 2022, scholars point to the rise of democratic ambivalence, particularly of the Philippine middle-class, as a catalyst for an illiberal turn of Philippine democracy. It is, […]
Lecture by Professor Alain Brossat Keywords: War, Global North, Ukraine-Russia, Taiwan-China, “democracy” Header image “War?” by My Photo Journeys is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. One of the paradoxical effects of propaganda is that instead of keeping us alert, it anesthetizes us. When you have been told for years that […]
Book review by Lungani Hlongwa Abstract: Algorithms are almost everywhere. They decide who gets the mortgage loan and who doesn’t; who gets hired and gets fired; who gets released from prison, and who should serve longer. Today, it is tough to imagine a sphere that has not embraced algorithmic power. […]
Article by Juan Alberto Ruiz Casado. Abstract: The Catalan independence movement has a new reference: the revolutionary movement of Hong Kong. They paralyzed Barcelona Airport, imitating what Hong Kong activists had done just days before. An idealized vision of the Catalan pro-independence struggle reached the international arena, and a faction of […]
Article by Hazem Almassry. Abstract: The Asian model of democracy presented special experiences that are at odds with the prevailing notions about democracy derived from Western experiences, like democracy brings prosperity and development, and democracy is not suitable for all societies, like Muslim societies… etc. In this study, we will […]
