Tomás Daly
@DemocracyTalk
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Find me on Bluesky @democracytalk.bsky.social — Professor @MelbLawSchool // Director https://t.co/gQ7atbQIrs // Director, ERRN // Convenor @ConTransNet
Naarm / Melbourne, Victoria
Joined April 2016
LAUNCH - NEW DEMOCRACY RESEARCH HUB 🚀 In 2018 we launched Democratic Decay & Renewal (DEM-DEC) to track democratic trends worldwide. 2 things are clear: negative trends get the most attention; and navigating the noisy space of democracy research can be bewildering.
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Dedicating my first ever watercolour to Julius- I tried to capture his mix of calm demeanour, hilarious dry sense of humour, bright spirit and the long road he travelled in a short life, from HK to Chicago, Oxford to Australia, and so many places in between. He was one of a kind.
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Congratulations again to you Tarun, @DineshaSam and Swati - and all the authors - on such a rich, illuminating and agenda-setting collection. Edited collections are such a hard format but you show how good they can be. This book will no doubt spark many much-needed conversations
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Honoured to be part of this landmark collection - it’s open access, so check it out!
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Endlessly amazed that @gautambhatia88 has a parallel career as a fiction writer as well as one of the leading constitutionalists in the world. Looking forward to reading this. Congratulations Gautam!
THE SENTENCE is out in the world today. Available at your local bookshop, and to order online: https://t.co/GfmiFPODcH
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Thank you to everyone for such positive feedback on our re-launch of Democratic Decay & Renewal as Demoptimism this year 🤩 Our mission is to seek out and provide evidence-based hope for democracy. In a world of challenges, despair is not an option. ⚡️
demoptimism.org
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Our final Demoptimism newsletter of the year is on ‘Entrenching Democracy: How is Democracy Built, Maintained and Kept?’ ⚡️New open-access book ⚡️Sample chapters ⚡️Op-ed on Syria ⚡️Updated South Korea InfoHub https://t.co/0FCgirttyJ
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Don’t miss this important event tomorrow featuring the InfoHub Co-Editor Dr Jeong-In Yun: ‘Martial Law Crisis: Implications for South Korea’s Democracy 🗓️ 18 Dec 11:00 AM (London) 10.00 PM (Melbourne) 6.00 AM (New York) ⚡️ Register: https://t.co/zPAMaXipbI
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Our InfoHub on pushback against martial law in #SouthKorea has been updated with new analysis, explainers, and a recording of a recent event organised by the Harvard Ash Center: https://t.co/w1GwDnhYXw
demoptimism.org
SPOTLIGHT - MARTIAL LAW PUSHBACK IN SOUTH KOREA
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Syria's new PM Mohammad al-Bashir says alliance that ousted Bashar Assad will "guarantee" rights of all religious groups, calls on millions who fled war to return home https://t.co/85MearbgiE
dailysabah.com
Syria's new prime minister pledged to protect the rights of all religious groups under the anti-regime alliance that ousted Bashar Assad and urged...
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⚡LAUNCH - RESISTING THREATS TO DEMOCRACY The word on everyone's mind is 'resistance'. How can institutions, politicians, civil society and citizens push back against wannabe authoritarians? Check out our new focus area on Demoptimism. https://t.co/p0i8kTF6Zw
#democracy
demoptimism.org
RESISTING THREATS
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"Targeted aid killings: How Israel starved a population and sowed chaos in northern Gaza."
thenewhumanitarian.org
Experts say the series of Israeli attacks that violently dismantled a UN-backed humanitarian effort shows “a pattern of apparent war crimes”.
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South Korea's ruling party, the People Power Party, announced Thursday that it now believes it is “necessary” to suspend President Yoon Suk Yeol. https://t.co/pwXpxKcxyx
abcnews.go.com
Relieving South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol of his duties would "protect the Republic of Korea and its people,” the ruling party's leader said.
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Thanks @Dr_JeongInYUN for collaborating on this important InfoHub on the #martiallaw crisis in #SouthKorea
https://t.co/w1GwDnhYXw (Weirdly the webpage thumbnail is presenting incorrectly as Mexico - even though on BlueSky it’s displaying correctly…)
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Author William Dalrymple makes a case for India’s ingenuity in his latest book 'The Golden Road' - Harpers bazaar
harpersbazaar.in
The author brings an overlooked network to light which showcases India’s central role in fostering cultural connections and exchanges across diverse regions.
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Can’t wait to hear @andrea_carson speak at the Electoral Regulation Forum next Monday https://t.co/GrPaJwE3Yy. Andrea is also Charing our second panel on global developments and trends
elecregforum.org
📢 New article w @andrea_carson @tim_gravelle @SimonJackman & J Philips studies election #disinformation during Australia’s 2023 Voice referendum: Trust in the AEC remains high, but disinformation has a small, measurable impact. DM me for access. https://t.co/CiAV2OYf3X 1/5
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Are there reasons for optimism about the US elections? For the Electoral Regulation Forum starting Monday, Dr Adrian Beaumont has provided a text considering this question. You can submit a question on the text, which we will gather for Adrian: https://t.co/rCr3sjV4NJ
elecregforum.org
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Polls close in Uruguay’s election, with ruling coalition and opposition headed for photo finish
apnews.com
Uruguay’s leftist opposition candidate, Yamandú Orsi, has claimed victory in a tight runoff presidential election that ousted the conservative governing coalition.
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⚠️⚠️ A THREAD ABOUT PEOPLE OF GAZA : Do you know what the situation in Gaza is like right now? The north is labeled a “combat zone,” and the south an “safe area,” as the occupation claims. But where is safety in this hell?
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