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The Dynamite Fishermen of Democracy
Party politics increasingly treats voters like fish to be stunned before election day. But when campaigns win by blasting the civic lake, communities…
Jul 10
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The Coalition Coffin: Where Campaign Promises Go After Election Day
Why MMP voters feel disillusioned when campaign promises enter coalition negotiations and emerge as something else entirely.
Jun 23
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Zoran Rakovic
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From Spectator Dissidence to Organised Power: Why Comfortable Elites Critique Government but Rarely Contest It
Part II: Elite Circulation, Institutional Reality, and the Discipline of Entering the Arena
Jun 4
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From Spectator Dissidence to Organised Power: Why Comfortable Elites Critique Government but Rarely Contest It
Part I: Opinion Without Organisation, and the Political Problem of Comfortable Dissent
May 23
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Selling Butter to India, Hiring Officials in Wellington
The India FTA promises exporters freer access to markets, but behind the sales pitch sits a familiar Wellington miracle: fewer tariffs, more officials.
May 17
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The Cow That Forgot Its Country
If the cow is local but the price is global, the real question is no longer about butter - it is about who the New Zealand economy is ultimately…
May 14
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The Mask and the Machinery
We are told the world is moving from rules to power. But what if the real shock is this: power never left - it simply stopped pretending?
May 13
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One Council to Rule Them All
Council amalgamation isn’t about efficiency. It’s about control - and fewer voices pushing back.
May 11
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