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"Recent events like the war in Ukraine, conflicts over Taiwan and the rise of
authoritarian ideology have renewed interest in the foundations of modern
democracy.
They have raised questions about why some nations are more democratic than
others, and how democratic institutions, freedoms and values are spread or
lost.
We tend to think of this variation in terms of geography – democratic Western
Europe or autocratic Middle East.
But in a new analysis of 220 years of political data, we show that deep
cultural connections between countries such as shared linguistic or religious
ancestry matter more than geography."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
