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posted on by Niko Rodriguez
University of Chicago Tagged With: Judicial Reform, partisanship, Supreme Court, United States, United States of America
It is clear that increasing partisanship correlates with democratic erosion. Matthew Graham and Milan Svolik, in a candidate-choice experiment, found that US voters who identified with a certain party …
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posted on by Nicholas Newton-Cheh
University of Chicago Tagged With: Czech Republic
Andrej Babiš outwardly does not appear to have the firmest grasp on power in the Czech Republic. The embattled billionaire Prime Minister has faced potential votes of no confidence, an investigation …
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posted on by Anthony Stenzel
University of Chicago Tagged With: Belarus, Democratic Erosion, Eastern Europe, Lukashenko
On August 9, 2020, Belarus held its presidential election. This is the first time in many decades where the current president, Alexander Lukashenko, has been seriously challenged by an opposition …
posted on by Giacomo Ramos
University of Chicago Tagged With: Brazil, Latin America, partisan politics, partisanship, Polarization
Allying an anti-corruption and anti-communism discourse with a vague desire for change, Jair Messias Bolsonaro won the turbulent 2018 Brazilian presidential election, surpassing movements like #EleNão …
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posted on by Preeya Patel
University of Chicago Tagged With: Congress, Democratic Institutions, United States
Amongst the constant chaos that has been this year’s election cycle, it’s easy to miss Marjorie Taylor Greene’s primary win. This past August, Greene beat her Republican primary opponent by 15 points …
posted on by María Odériz
University of Chicago Tagged With: COVID-19, Democratic Erosion, political polarization, Spain
Last Wednesday Spain reached 1 million Covid-19 cases and the numbers are steadily rising. With official government sources admitting that the real data might be even higher -around 3.5 million …
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