Dear Readership, Firstly, I wish to thank my outgoing co-editor, Toby Bernstein, for the inspiration and support he has given me and others during this semester. Moving forward, as Editor-in-Chief, I start the new decade… [Read more]
The Best of Both Worlds? Japan’s Outdated Dual Citizenship Policy
Japan currently forbids dual nationality due to conflicting regional and national interests and to retain competitive economic edge. In an age of global interconnectedness and rapid demographic changes in the country, Governance Post Editor Maia… [Read more]
Get to Work! Trump Announces Plan to Combat California’s Homelessness with ‘American Values’
The White House has announced a pioneering plan to completely remove California’s homeless population of 130,000 by 2022 and rehabilitate them through an intensive work-based programme. If Donald Trump were to take on the homeless… [Read more]
In Defence of the Joker
Joaquin Phoenix’s portrayal of the Joker has disturbed many critics who have cited it as glorifying violence and misrepresenting people living with severe mental health issues; they’re wrong. Joker, the film that reveals the backstory… [Read more]
Leveraging the Ratchet Mechanism: Why 2020 is our Chance to Globally Strengthen National Climate Policy
Despite the Paris Agreement’s creation of targets aiming to limit global temperature increase to 1.5C, scientists continue to project that warming will exceed 3C by the end of the century. How can activists leverage the… [Read more]
Why Fathers Care so Little: Barriers to Gender Equality in Germany
Although relationship ideals have changed in recent decades, gender equality is still not a reality in Germany. The author Moritz Hahn’s case study of working fathers in a German management consultancy shows that these men… [Read more]
The 43rd Canadian Federal Election: Playing Cards with Regionalism and Unilateralism
Last month, incumbent Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party secured another term after winning one of the most unpredictable elections in Canadian history. Despite the victory, Trudeau’s party was reduced to a minority… [Read more]
Ethical Data and Iranian Liver Transplants: The 2019 World Health Summit
The World Health Summit is an annual global health policy conference that was held this year in Berlin on October 27-29. Addressing a global theme of “The Impact of Climate Change on Health”, the Summit… [Read more]
Fixing the net: Identifying victims of abuse before it’s too late
Governance Post Editor Babatunde Williams looks at the macro and micro failures of protecting victims of domestic abuse in the UK and points to evidence that taking reporting seriously, increasing training, and removing hurdles to… [Read more]
Turning the Tide: The Role of Indigenous Stewardship in Natural Resource Management and Addressing Climate Change
Indigenous communities around the world are living on the frontlines of the climate crisis. As the changing climate threatens the wellbeing of their communities, Indigenous activists are calling for the renewal of nation-to-nation relations and… [Read more]