What is Post-Democracy?
In the past months, Trudeau has survived two non-confidence votes despite just 33 per cent of Canadians approving of the Prime Minister’s leadership. This separation between the popular will and More
Tackling Toxic Masculinity through the Social Connection Model
The question of toxic masculinity and that of the patriarchy have been presented and analyzed ad nauseam. The words are in all mouths; so much so that it becomes unclear as to what meaning they actually bear in common usage. It therefore becomes all the more necessary to recognize what meaning they do bear and how they denote realities that must be addressed. This article aims to suggest a way in which we can understand these terms and the phenomena they refer to that allows both for efficient action and conceptual exploration.
Assessing Israel’s ‘Split’ Democracy Under Netanyahu
Israel exhibits several elements of a robust democracy: a solid electoral framework, a multiparty system, and freedom of the press. However, its standing as a legitimate democracy is threatened by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing policies, targeting of independent institutions, and military occupation of Palestinian territories.
The Paradox of UNDRIP: Protecting Indigenous Rights in a Colonial Framework
Adopted by the UN on September 13th, 2007, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) serves to uphold the rights that “constitute the minimum standards for More
Government Instability: Would a Prorogation be Unconstitutional?
“Prorogation, I am told by sources at the highest level in Ottawa, is back on the table for the Liberals.” On October 1st, former federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair announced More
The NATO 2 per cent – A Deeper Issue in Canada’s Defence?
Called the most powerful alliance in history by the United States (U.S.) President Joe Biden, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) prides itself as a beacon of democracy. Since Putin’s More
Canada’s Achilles Heel
The housing crisis in Canada is not a recent development; it has been a persistent policy challenge addressed by various political parties. Yet, despite these efforts, Canada remains one of More
Are the Kids “Right?”
In 2019, the Conservative Party of the UK was given the mandate from heaven. A superb victory over the Labour Party, and the final nail in the Coffin of Jeremy More
Reimagining the Family: A Platonic Inquiry into Collective Liberation
Upon our first meeting, the members of this editorial team realized we would all follow the two first courses of the History of Western Political Thought sequence this year. We therefore decided to try and present an article re-actualizing a piece of historical political theory every publishing cycle. This week, we start with Plato’s seminal Republic. He probably would have disliked much of what Radical Feminism suggests. But he can’t argue anymore. So his immortal soul has to read this article and be indignant in Greek.
Sofia Vaillant Forlini, Editor, Political Theory Section
Factions Within the EU: The Unexpected Germany-Spain Alliance
With the October 4th decision by the European Union to increase EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EV), a divisive saga has ended abruptly. For the past few months, European More