Youth Participation Index
The Political Participation of Youth
"I call on the members of the largest youth generation in history to face the challenges and consider what you can do to solve it. To control your destiny and translate your dreams into a better future for all." Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
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Safeguarding Australian elections: Addressing AI-enabled disinformation
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Safeguarding Australian elections: Addressing AI-enabled disinformation
As artificial intelligence (AI) advances, it creates new challenges for democracy and electoral integrity.
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January 9, 2025
Increasing Women's Political Participation in Baluchistan
The Youth Association for Development (YAD), Quetta, Pakistan, has completed a transformative initiative titled "Women’s Participation in Elections, Politics, Leadership, Democracy in Pakistan".
December 19, 2024
Women in Botswana make up 54% of voters, but less than 10% of parliament: political parties can change that
There’s a question that has consistently gripped Botswana’s politics: bomme ba kae? (where are the women?).
November 13, 2024
Election 2024: Women Aspirants seek sustainable funding for political activity in Ghana
Currently in Ghana, there are 40 females out of the 275 Members of Parliament in the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic.
When disinformation targets women, it’s designed to keep them out of public life
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October 30, 2024
When disinformation targets women, it’s designed to keep them out of public life
By the time the first verified reports about COVID-19 were published, misinformation about the virus was already being shared. Disinformation and ‘fake news’ soon followed.
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By the time the first verified reports about COVID-19 were published, misinformation about the virus was already being shared. Disinformation and ‘fake news’ soon followed.
September 27, 2024
Why simultaneous polls will undermine women’s political participation at grassroots level
The recent momentum around the ‘One Nation, One Election’ initiative, following the Union Cabinet’s approval of the report by the committee led by former President Ram Nath Kovind, has sparked a fresh debate on electoral reforms.
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PSA Annual Conference – ‘Gender & the Elections of 2024’ (co-sponsored by Politics)
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PSA Annual Conference – ‘Gender & the Elections of 2024’ (co-sponsored by Politics)
2024 has been hailed as a global ‘super election year’.
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