Chloe Rudnicki

Viktor Orban’s Pandemic Power Grab: Exploring How Populists Exploit Disasters to Edge Out Democracy

The COVID-19 pandemic is holding up a magnifying glass to the fragility of not only Hungary’s healthcare system but its already besieged democracy. In 2008, far-right populist Viktor Orban captured...

Ireland’s Three-Way Tie is a Loss for Centrism and Win for Populism: Paving the Way for Democratic Erosion

Boston University

Photo by Anna Church on Unsplash Ireland’s February 8th, 2020 national election ended in a virtual three-way tie between the dominant center right and center left parties, Fine Gael and Fianna...