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John
Brown

Introduction: Democracy in Crisis

There is widespread recognition that democracy faces a crisis. The dominant narrative has focused on the illiberal behaviors of “populist” leaders whose... read more

Victor
Wallis

FOREWORD: This article was first published in late April 2023 in the open-access journal of the European Society of Medicine (ESMED), Medical Research Archives (... read more

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