Elections

AV is not perfect, but we need it for plurality

April 2011

The first-past-the-post voting system in the UK has led to the slow death of a critical political culture. Saying yes in the referendum on a proposed Alternative Voting (AV) system would at least give oxygen to debate.

A Changing Ethnic Landscape: Analysis of Burma's 2010 Polls

December 2010

"Burma is at a critical juncture in its history. The transition to a form of civilian government and constitutional rule is underway, however imperfect it may be."

TNI-BCN Burma Policy Briefing Nr 4, December 2010

Unlevel Playing Field: Burma’s Election Landscape

September 2010

"Opposition parties participating in the process view boycotting the elections as a strategic mistake. The only way forward for them is to play a better game of chess, making the best strategic use of the limited space available."

TNI-BCN Burma Policy Briefing Nr 3, October 2010

Aam Aadmi please, not India Inc

May 2009

Praful Bidwai

India's general election has produced a decisive verdict which sets a new political trend after 20 years. The people have sent the Bharatiya Janata Party [Images] packing and emphatically rejected its politics of exclusion, communal divisiveness and ethnic hatred. The results shatter the BJP's...