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Is Democracy Dead or Alive? What democracy exactly are we supposed to nurture?

  • Written by: Jean-Paul Gagnon, Assistant Professor in Politics, University of Canberra

These comments on the global fate of democracy, the second part of the series Is Democracy Dead or Alive?, are gathered by Democratic Theory and co-published with the Sydney Democracy Network. Several of these comments will feature as full-length articles in a special issue of Democratic Theory.


Imagine a new form of popular sovereignty

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Designers of mixed reality experiences shouldn’t overlook the communal nature of video games

  • Written by: Michael Cowling, Senior Lecturer in Educational Technology, CQUniversity Australia
Designers of mixed reality experiences shouldn’t overlook the communal nature of video gamesSeason two of the Netflix series Stranger Things featured a video game called Dragron’s Lair.Netflix

Augmented reality, virtual reality and mixed reality headsets are gradually becoming more widespread. But the communal pleasure of video games is at risk when our friends disappear into solitary playing experiences that we can’t see.

Our...

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Community highlights: Rancid milk and a rare moon moment

  • Written by: Molly Glassey, Audience Development Manager, The Conversation

The Conversation receives a lot of comments each day and it’s pretty hard to read everything. That’s why we every few weeks we’ll show off a selection of community highlights: comments we enjoyed or thought worth discussing.

Lukewarm milk and lunchbox woes

I couldn’t help but grimace hearing the stories of lukewarm milk,...

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  2. Sustainable shopping: take the 'litter' out of glitter
  3. Friday essay: the Chauka bird and morality on our Manus Island home
  4. Essays On Air: Reading Germaine Greer’s mail
  5. What are school sores and how do you get rid of them?
  6. Visa policy for overseas students with a disability is nonsensical and discriminatory
  7. Vital Signs: weak inflation means interest rates aren't rising anytime soon
  8. There's no evidence behind the strategies banks are using to police behaviour and pay
  9. Grattan on Friday: For Bill Shorten, it will be a matter of eyes left and centre
  10. Cabinet files story shows Australia still needs to be more open about the debates that shape the nation
  11. Not all genetic tests should be publicly funded – here's why
  12. Early byelection test for Shorten after David Feeney quits parliament
  13. New bill would make Australia worst in the free world for criminalising journalism
  14. Politics podcast: Bill Ferris on Australia's innovation mission
  15. Going to ground: how used coffee beans can help your garden and your health
  16. The great Australian plays: The Cake Man and the Indigenous mission experience
  17. No clear target in Australia's 2030 national innovation report
  18. What is CRISPR gene editing, and how does it work?
  19. Why businesses want the ear of government and are willing to pay for it
  20. Kids' learning and health is shaped by genes they don't inherit, as well as genes they do
  21. Instagram is changing the way we experience art, and that's a good thing
  22. Governments have no excuse for keeping public in the dark on public housing deals
  23. Why a first strike option on North Korea is a very bad idea
  24. Expect 2018 to be a year of rewards : Prime Minister Turnbull
  25. 5 periods of mass extinction on Earth. Are we entering the sixth?
  26. Conscience vote on euthanasia bill exposes democratic weakness of New Zealand's voting system
  27. It's 2030, and precision medicine has changed health care – this is what it looks like
  28. Australia has 2,000 missing persons and 500 unidentified human remains – a dedicated lab could find matches
  29. Why the rights to broadcast cricket could be worth $1 billion
  30. If Australia wants to boost defence exports, it should start with its natural strength: cyber security
  31. Curious Kids: Why can I sometimes see the Moon in the daytime?
  32. Acting out, acting their age or something more serious? Dealing with difficult behaviour in children
  33. Far from white-washing, ABC's Monkey Magic remake takes us back to its cross-cultural roots
  34. Why victims of crime deserve a say in whether offenders are paroled
  35. Cities policy goes regional
  36. New Gardasil 9 vaccine boosts teens' protection from HPV and cervical cancer by 23%
  37. View from the Hill: Shorten targets hip pocket pain, but prescriptions yet to come
  38. Shorten puts pressure on Turnbull over anti-corruption body
  39. Tasmanian election likely to be close, while Labor continues to lead federally
  40. Five supplements that claim to speed up weight loss – and what the science says
  41. What the Coincheck hack tells us about how Australian regulators will handle a cryptocurrency hack
  42. From rocket launches to a crashing space station, we're in for a huge year in space
  43. Zelda Fitzgerald: a creative voice curtailed who speaks to our cultural moment
  44. Explainer: power station 'trips' are normal, but blackouts are not
  45. Climate scientists explore hidden ocean beneath Antarctica's largest ice shelf
  46. More children are starting school depressed and anxious - without help, it will only get worse
  47. Truck drivers still aren't paid for all the work they do, leading to fatigue on our roads
  48. Cool Britannia: TV drama doesn’t capture the story being unearthed of the Roman invasion
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  50. Yes means yes: moving to a different model of consent for sexual interactions

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