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The ‘Enemy’: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the help of his henchman, the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah, has pushed through the Citizenship Amendment Act that discriminates against Muslims. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
AMIT SHAH

Democracy and charisma: A dangerous liaison

In India and the Philippines, strongmen have consolidated immense power through democratic means. How do we explain this?

  • Walden Bello
13 min read
It is as if many universities seek to bestow attributes such as excellence
FELICITY WOOD

Universities’ templates of power

Words, rituals and charms borrowed from business invoke the idea of excellence

  • Felicity Wood
6 min read