The lines between politics, news, and entertainment can often be blurry, but President Donald Trump and his administration have …
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University of Chicago Tagged With: United States of America
The lines between politics, news, and entertainment can often be blurry, but President Donald Trump and his administration have …
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University of Chicago Tagged With: Republican Party, United States
This piece explores the relationship between the Republican Party and racism in the recent past and the current political climate. Within the United States, political discourse can’t exist without …
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posted on by Matthew Sparks
University of Chicago Tagged With: Japan
Institutionally and practically speaking, countries such as modern-day Japan, as well as India up until the late 1980s, generally fall within the category of liberal democratic states. Yet, as Ozan …
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University of Chicago Tagged With: France
Polarization can sometimes be a symptom of democratic erosion. A political climate that is sharply divided into two sides who are unable to compromise poses a major threat to a government founded on …
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As perhaps one of the best known and examined cases of democratic backsliding, it comes as no surprise that Turkey under Erdoğan is home to a media landscape possessing a number of criteria indicative …
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posted on by Megha Bhattacharya
In his paper, Reflections on Putin and the Media, Scott Gehlbach describes the political implications of Vladimir Putin’s ongoing medial strategy in Russia. Published in 2010, Gehlbach concludes that …
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