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National Affairs Politicians behaving badly Norman Abjorensen 28 November 2016 Australia isn’t entirely immune to the forces unleashed in Europe and the United States Books & Arts The fossil fuel of politics Klaus Neumann 23 November 2016 Books | How should we respond to the growing crisis in electoral democracy? International Down-ballot democracy Tom Greenwell 28 October 2016 Behind the high-profile presidential race, Americans will be voting on hundreds of proposals to change the law on 8 November Correspondents Palmer’s folly and the road to New Caledonian independence Nic Maclellan 26 May 2016 The closure of Clive Palmer’s Yabulu nickel smelter affects workers – and the political system – in New Caledonia as well as Townsville, writes Nic Maclellan

Podcasts Will democracy survive? Peter Clarke 15 September 2009 Democracy did not emerge as an historical inevitability, John Keane tells Peter Clarke National Affairs Australian democracy’s mixed scorecard Norman Abjorensen 29 July 2009 Norman Abjorensen, co-author of Australia: The State of Democracy, runs a tape-measure over the nation’s democratic institutions and practices National Affairs The real crisis of democracy Norman Abjorensen 26 May 2009 Fortunately the Institute of Public Affairs has had less influence than it has sought over the past sixty-six years, writes Norman Abjorensen International Afghanistan’s winners and losers Norm Kelly 2 May 2009 Will the beneficiaries of Afghanistan’s hastily designed electoral system give ground in the interests of long-term stability, asks Norm Kelly