YOUTH PARTICIPATION AND ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY IN KOGI STATE; ISSUES AND PROSPECTS by MICHAEL DANIEL, DUNCAN GANYU ADAMSON

“… The paper clarifies how youth political engagement in electoral democracy is understood and the activities that constitute challenges for successful democratic process in Kogi State. The paper further explains youth participation in electoral democracy and they desire for equal representation and good governance. …”
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Public perspectives on COVID-19 triage protocols for access to critical care in extreme pandemic context. by Marie-Eve Bouthillier, Yanick Farmer, Claudia Calderon Ramirez, James Downar, Andrea Frolic, Joseph Dahine, Lucie Opatrny, Diane Poirier, Gina Bravo, Audrey L'Espérance, Antoine Payot, Peter Tanuseputro, Louis-Martin Rousseau, Vincent Dumez, Annie Descôteaux, Clara Dallaire, Karell Laporte, Nathalie Orr Gaucher

“…Among them is the fear that people will be denied access to ICU on the basis of judgments about their quality of life, social value, frailty or age. This online Democratic Deliberation (DD) with members of the public aimed to discover the necessary considerations and conditions that make triage protocols more acceptable to guide future decisions in terms of the values and criteria that must underpin triage protocols. …”
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Contemporary irregular migrations in the Republic of Serbia: Ethical normative aspects by Petrović Zoran

“…Migration ethics requires a complex balancing act between the sovereign rights of states, moral principles, and practical limitations, which is also reflected in the actual policies of liberal-democratic states. Through the analysis of these aspects, the paper provides insights into the ethical and normative aspects of contemporary irregular migration in the Republic of Serbia and lays the groundwork for further research and understanding of this phenomenon.…”
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Freedom of Expression in the US Constitution: Formation and Development by O. V. Sendetskaya

“…The importance of banning the oppression of freedom of expression for the development of a democratic society and the market for ideas has been substantiated. …”
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The Institute of Commissioner for Human Rights in the Republic of Peru by D. V. Teplyakova

“…This Latin American state only 65 years ago took the democratic pass. Thirteen various constitutions were accepted in the meantime, and only the last constitution of 1993 could proclaim really democtratic principles of a state regime. …”
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The U.S.-Turkey ‘Model Partnership’: Testing the Limits (2009–2010) by A. I. Aliyeva

“…This paper examines the reasons behind and the nature of the difficulties that the U.S. and Turkey would confront in 2009–2010 while trying to implement the concept of ‘model partnership’ introduced by the Democratic administration. In particular, it assesses the extent to which the transformation of the Turkish foreign policy strategy modified the logic of its interaction with Washington and reinforced Ankara’s desire to have its national interests recognized and respected by the United States. …”
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MEDIATION AS A METHOD OF PRE-TRIAL SETTLEMENT OF PUBLIC LEGAL DISPUTES IN THE FIELD OF STATE REGISTRATION by Olena S. Lunina, Volodymyr Yu. Poplavskyi

“…It is emphasized that the creation of opportunities for the development of alternative (non-judicial) methods of dispute resolution is one of the main tasks of a democratic, legal state, which tries to ensure the protection and guarantee of the rights of all subjects of law at the appropriate level. …”
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Ancaman Perdamaian di Venezuela Akibat Kemerosotan Demokrasi Pada Masa Pemerintahan Nicolas Maduro by Al Dina Maulidya

“…Kantian Triangle yang merupakan bagian dari democratic peace theory milik Immanuel Kant, akan menjadi alat analisis dalam penelitian ini. …”
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National, International and Legal Mechanisms of Control over the Activity of Non-Government Security Entities by M. V. Zavalnyi

“…These companies by providing security services, directly influence the security, human rights and democratic order of the country. In this regard, it has been emphasized that the issues of legal regulation of the activities and responsibilities of private security companies are particularly important for society and the state. …”
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Ancaman Perdamaian di Venezuela Akibat Kemerosotan Demokrasi Pada Masa Pemerintahan Nicolas Maduro by Al Dina Maulidya

“…Kantian Triangle yang merupakan bagian dari democratic peace theory milik Immanuel Kant, akan menjadi alat analisis dalam penelitian ini. …”
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Balancing globalisation process through Development Agenda: sustainable global justice by S. M. Aamir Ali, A. Ghose

“…Although the concept of globalisation was initially intended to enhance the agency of developing nations, it has instead resulted in the erosion of their autonomy to independently determine their course of action. The democratic process has been impacted by the loss of decision-making power experienced by emerging countries as a consequence of globalisation. …”
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“And with all she lived with casual unawareness of her value to civilization”: Close-reading Eleanor Roosevelt’s Autofabrication by Sara Polak

“…Binker and Farrell, Ken Burns, Doris Kearns Goodwin), and yet she remains the most powerful American female political agent who has never run for democratic office. This paradox is often understood as part and parcel of Eleanor Roosevelt’s enigmatic quality, but doing so mystifies rather than explains the rhetorical and cultural mechanisms that produced ER’s audacious modesty as a crucial factor in her success. …”
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Allmänhetens syn på våldsbejakande extremism: En balans mellan sociala, ekonomiska och polisiära åtgärder by Lars Korsell, Tomas Axelson, Jonas Stier

“…When asked which measures are good for increasing security in society, common answers were to reduce social exclusion, increase camera surveillance in public places and provide more information on democratic principles and values. These answers indicate that Swedish public opinion has a relatively balanced view of public measures against violent extremism, which is consistent withthe Swedish model of trust. …”
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Refusing the Referendum: Queer Latino Masculinities and Utopian Citizenship in Justin Torres’ We the Animals by Marion Christina Rohrleitner

“…In ongoing limbo as an unincorporated territory of the United States, the legal condition of Puerto Rico always already queers the myth of an egalitarian, democratic nation. A queer coming of age/coming out narrative, We the Animals features a first person narrator, the youngest of three Puerto Rican brothers, who grows up in a working class home in upstate New York and emerges as someone who rejects the very values that strive to “normalize” queer life via assimilation into legally defined and sanctioned coupledom. …”
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Thabo Mbeki’s Decolonial Idea of an African in the African Renaissance by William Jethro Mpofu

“…Even a globally celebrated democratic Constitution did not come close to solving the political and social equation, the paradox, where South Africa remains the ‘most unequal country in the world’. …”
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TRANSCENDENTAL ASPECTS OF GENDER by Volodymyr V. Khmel, O. M. Korkh

“…This paper aims to analyze the basic principles of gender philosophy applying methodological tools of communicative pragmatics; to demonstrate how gender construct can provide gender humanism formation as one of the ideals of democratic society; to specify gender glossary terms such as “gender democracy”, “gender equality” and “gender justice”. …”
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Allvarligt psykiskt störda utan domskäl vid en fällande dom? by Kerstin Nordlöf

“…Abstract In a democratic society, it is assumed that the criminal law is applied ultima ratio and that certain requirements regarding legal certainty are met. …”
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Measuring the implementation of the rule of law in society and the state by K. K. Rakytianska

“…It is concluded that one of the necessary favorable factors that is essential for the implementation of the rule of law is a democratic political regime. The possibility of measuring the rule of law in society through the prism of the overall goal to which it is aimed and through its functional purpose has been analyzed. …”
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CORPORATISM IN WESTERN EUROPE: CURRENT STATE AND PROSPECTS FOR EVOLUTION by Р. Ja. Feldman

“…The typical institutions of democratic corporatism (tripartite commissions, socio-economic councils, etc.), who played a crucial role in rebuilding post-war Europe, become rudimentary organs of the national political systems. …”
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The Last Word Political posters: communicators or decorations? by Lynette Fourie

“…The countless reports of vandalism of posters by the different parties (see Van Staaden, 2006; Van Wyk, 2006; Louw, 2006:9; Smith, 2006; De Beer, 2006:9) are testament to how important parties perceive posters. The Democratic Alliance (DA) felt so strongly about their posters that they (as they did in 2004) installed electronic sensors in certain areas on their posters to alert them of vandalism (Anon, 2006). …”
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