Divisiveness, polarization and political extremism poses a threat to democratic society, tearing at the social fabric of peaceful co-existence as it generates a volatile environment ripe for upheaval and political violence. In this environment, as the 21st century and its socio-economic issues have gathered pace, so too has the rise of right-wing authoritarian populism[1] and…

Across the geopolitical west, public trust and confidence in the institutions underpinning democracy is waning, whether the issue is unrepresentative electoral systems, a failing “rules-based order”, the chronic inability of governments to deliver their promises, or – particularly in the United States – politicized judges fundamentally basing their decisions on a pre-existing ideological determination rather…