In their work on democratic erosion, Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt point to the importance of what they term as “gatekeepers” in keeping …
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In their work on democratic erosion, Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt point to the importance of what they term as “gatekeepers” in keeping …
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India is the world’s largest democracy with 1.3 billion people, and 900 million registered voters. With so many people, how do they manage to uplift such a large population? India has a representative …
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After years of investigations, the special counsel Robert Muller send his written report on conspiracy and obstruction to William Barr on March 22, 2019. On March 24, William Barr, the US Attorney …
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On June 27, 2018, now-former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announcedthat he would be retiring from his position at the Supreme Court. In the coming months, the United States would witness …
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In Sudan since the outing of president Omar al-Bashir there has been riots of concerned citizens of Sudan to make a change into the steps of democracy. This is a great step as it pertains to …
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In 2018, social scientists Oscar Barrera, Sergei Guriev, Emeric Henry, and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya conducted an experiment where subjects were shown inaccurate statements made by a political leader and …
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