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posted on by Beyza Işık Aksoy
Bilkent University Tagged With: COVID-19, media censorship, Turkey
Turkey was already notorious for its growing liquidation in the country's media outlets. Erdogan’s strong men regime was pretty determined to not to provide even a glimmer of hope for the opposition, …
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posted on by Kaan Akcay
Bilkent University Tagged With: Asia, bureaucracy, Coronavirus, COVID-19, democracy, Democratic Erosion, Singapore, state capacity
The coronavirus outbreak raises some interesting questions for the social scientists and the general public. Most importantly, why are some countries more successful than the …
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posted on by Nya Orlando
In a chaotic and confusing time like now, everything seems to be on hold. The COVID-19 pandemic has rattled the nation in ways no one could have ever imagined. Thousands of universities and schools …
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posted on by Faria Pitafi
Bilkent University Tagged With: India, Pandemic democracy
On 24th March, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a major announcement, declared a nationwide lockdown for three weeks, adding that “Every state, union territory, village and district will be a part of …
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posted on by Robert Wilson
American University Tagged With: Putin, renewable energy, rentier state, resource curse, Russia
President Vladimir Putin is more vulnerable than some may realize. By over-relying on oil and natural gas production to fund social welfare programs, Putin has exposed that his grip on power is …
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posted on by İzel Ekin Alpay
Bilkent University Tagged With: Coronavirus, Polarization, Turkey, women's rights
In 2018, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime announced the home to be the most dangerous place for women as femicides are mostly committed by their closest family, or partners.[1] However, in strange …
