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The Idea of fake news and misinformation has been a historic problem for the United States of America. Although there are obvious differences between the Orson Welles’ case of Martians invading the …
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Ethiopia is descending further into chaos as citizens of Tigrayan descent are being forced into detention centers. To identify them, the police are relying on surnames, driver's licenses, …
The health of Bolivia’s democracy has fluctuated since the country’s transition to this structure of government in 1982. Ethnic inequality, economic strife, and conflicts surrounding natural resources …
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For the past 15 years, democracy has been on the decline around the world. The Covid-19 pandemic only exacerbated existing issues as authoritarian leaders used the economic and physical insecurity of …
Brazil is the fifth largest democracy in the world, it is also currently one of the most fragile. While President Jair Bolsonaro often claims to defend “democracy”, contradictorily, he has put …
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Election violence has in large part existed for some time, but with the present rise in election violence in democracies, scholars are trying to understand why election violence occurs, how to prevent …
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