Davies’s article about polarisation in medicine is both timely and reassuring.1 Debates about screening and early detection rarely present themselves in clinics or wards as abstract disagreements ...

POLITICAL polarisation at a global level is worming itself into the governance fabric of institutions. Institutions are being immobilised by political polarisation at both elite and mass levels.

Intelligence polarisation occurs when different power centres develop in an intelligence apparatus. The process of emergence of these centres is a function of many factors: political, administrative ...

LONDON, June 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rising political polarisation is associated with increased political violence and unpredictable oscillations in government policies, according to the latest ...

IN THE aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, much blame was heaped on social media for fuelling partisan rancour. Even Mark Zuckerberg, the boss of Facebook, considered the idea that social ...

he term ‘populism’ is derived from the Latin root word populus which means ‘the people.’ In a democratic polity, people are considered the sole legitimate source of political authority because it is ...

New research shows that voters’ negative sentiments towards political opponents have intensified, while their emotional attachment to their own political group has grown stronger. An increasing number ...

This year's Human Rights Festival at Constitution Hill will host the next Cool Politics Café on 25 March 2026.The Human Rights Festival is a free of entry event dedicated to showcasing and amplifying ...