Senegal elects a new president

On the way to a new era

On February 25, 2024, Senegal will elect a new president. It is the twelfth election since Senegal's independence in 1960. Four presidents have been in office so far, now the fifth will be elected. This is the first time in Senegal's history that an incumbent president is no longer standing as a candidate. Although Macky Sall can look back on 12 successful years, there are many voices - especially among the predominantly young population - who would prefer to see a different generation of politicians as future rulers. The controversial opposition politician Ousmane Sonko himself has not been admitted. It remains to be seen whether the weakened but still very present opposition will be able to assert itself.

Beyond PM2.5

Environmental Justice and Insight Urban Solution for the Next Generation

Every year, air pollution known as PM2.5 occurs in Thailand, particularly in the north. It has caused hardship affecting both socio-economics and public health. Meanwhile, climate change is one of the factors contributing to the deterioration of the situation, such as longer periods of smog season caused by drought. Environmental justice as a component of the solution, viewed through the lens of climate change challenges along with insight into the urban solution and the voice of the citizens, may provide some light on the right to breathe.

Call for Abstracts

Submission Deadline: 31st of January 2024

Scholars, policy makers and practitioners are invited to submit their abstracts of 250-300 words for the conference on: "Navigating the Climate Crisis in Northern Himalayan Region of India: Rethinking Federal Governance" (Kashmir, 6th-7th March). The conference specifically welcomes abstracts that delve into the intersection of climate change and federal governance. Submission deadline: 31st of January 2024. Mail to: climatefederalism@gmail.com

Political Thought Nr.67

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Institute for Democracy "Societas Civilis" from Skopje would like to present you the 67th issue of the journal “Political Thought”.

South Africa's Easy Election Guide Official Launch

Who To Vote For in 2024?

Nickolaus Bauer officially launches his book in Cape Town & Johannesburg during the week of the 22nd of January 2024.

Meeting of Czech and Slovak parliamentary assistants in Prague

Inter-parliamentary meeting of parliamentary assistants of the Parliament of the Czech Republic and the National Assembly of the Slovak Republic in Prague

The programme included visits to Czech institutions, as well as discussions on possible political-security and civic activities that could be implemented in the coming years to strengthen information security and resistance to disinformation, authoritarian tendencies and to strengthen the ties between the parliaments of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Africa’s Demographic Dynamics

Author: Kira Alberts

“Looking ahead, the continent’s young and increasing population presents an unprecedented opportunity to spur rapid development,” says the Africa Competitiveness Report 2017.

ELECTOLOGY - CALL FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS

Program for using the online social game "Electology" (www.izborologija.mk) for teaching topics related to the citizen, the state and the political system.

AI in Subsahara-Africa – Afrofuturism without African languages?

The challenges for large language models

As a technology, AI has enormous potential to make many processes simpler, faster and more efficient. AI would therefore be suitable for so-called leap-frogging. If AI were integrated quickly and well, especially the global South could benefit from it. However, large amounts of data are required for the development of large language models (e.g. ChatGPT). This could slow down the spread of AI on the African continent. Liberal and transparent data policy should therefore play a central role in the political discourse there.

Salud para el futuro

Escenarios y propuestas para transformar el sistema de salud peruano

La Konrad Adenauer Stiftung junto al Instituto del Futuro presenta el libro "Salud para el futuro: Escenarios y propuestas para transformar el sistema de salud peruano". Un estudio que analiza en profundidad el pasado, el presente y, especialmente, el futuro del sistema de salud peruano.