This publication contains a collection of analytical essays on Japan’s and Australia’s respective approaches to geopolitics, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, and the overlay of democracy on development and diplomacy towards those subregions.

Pew Research Center surveys have long found that people in many countries are dissatisfied with their democracy and want major changes to their political systems. This report outlines the findings from more than 30,000 respondents in 24 countries who answered an open-ended question - what do you think would help improve the way democracy in...

How politicians talk about and news media report on Australia’s democracy affects how people think about, feel towards, and engage with democracy in their day-to-day lives. This report presents the findings of a quantitative analysis of discourses around democracy in parliamentary speeches and news media articles in Australia.

The Scanlon Foundation Research Institute recently undertook a program of work to inform how Australia can strengthen its democratic resilience. This report outlines the work behind the creation of their Democracy Index.

This report presents findings of a rapid review of evaluations of programs that aim to improve civic and political participation carried out in the United States of America, Canada, the United Kingdom, Member States of the European Union and the European Free Trade Agreement, Australia and New Zealand.