From 2015 to 2018, Ms. Marvi Memon served as the chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Pakistan’s largest social safety net established in 2008 under the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) government. As a… [Read more]
Congratulations, you’ve graduated. Now what?
With graduation fast approaching, soon-to-be alumni have one question on their mind: What to do next? Jumping into the real world is surely not easy. To get some tips, the Governance Post Editor Zoë Frisvold… [Read more]
Is Intersectionality the Future of Policymaking?
Having more than one aspect to your identity, means that you can be discriminated in more than one way at the same time. That’s what Intersectional theory seeks to tackle. At the recent Cracking the… [Read more]
Making Sense of the Ukrainian Election
On this Sunday, Ukraine will elect its president for the seventh time since independence. Unlike previous elections, Ukrainians will not only be voting for political parties, or politicians but for a new approach towards politics… [Read more]
Human rights violations at the workplace aren’t gender blind. So why are regulators?
Women tend to disproportionately fall victim to exploitative and dangerous work conditions but regulatory attempts to hold businesses accountable for such abuses neglect to properly account for their different experiences. Pernilla Söderberg explains how the… [Read more]
Nobody cares about the EU… and why should they?
North Americans seem to have no problem considering Europe as one, well-oiled, unified whole. So why don’t Europeans? Especially given the impending European elections, why don’t people care more about the EU? Something considerably fundamental… [Read more]
The crisis of parliamentarism as an opportunity for the political participation of young people
With power eroding from the core, more and more citizens are turning to extra-parliamentary practices in order to influence change in a country. Julia Gundlach and Fabian Kunkel outline examples of these practices in Germany,… [Read more]
The pathway to peace: an Interview with H.E. Mr. José Ramos-Horta, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former President of Timor-Leste
In cooperation with the Hertie International Development Club, Omer Ali and Rachana Kanakagiri, interviewed H.E. Mr. José Ramos-Horta, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former President of Timor Leste. Mr. José Ramos-Horta recently delivered a keynote… [Read more]
From Nadal to Neymar — Saudi Arabia’s contentious strategy of sports diplomacy
Facing an international public relations crisis following the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia is leaning on a few famous athletes to help soften its image. MIA student James Gahee looks at how the… [Read more]
Space Force: How Dumb is it Really?
Should we take a moment to think before we dismiss the idea of a space force? MIA student Paige Higbie makes a case for considering Trump’s touting of space armament This article is part of a two part series on Space Militarisation Back in… [Read more]