According to the Connecticut State Department of Education, there were 1,745 displaced students from Puerto Rico in Connecticut schools as of mid-February. Even months after Hurricane Maria left …
Municipal Government in New Haven by Wabantu Hlophe @ Yale University
When trying to understand what drives democratic erosion, complacency by politicians at the grassroots is often ignored; a worrisome omission, to say the least. Here, we turn our attention to the …
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The Dynamics of the New Haven Board of Alders, by Valentina Wakeman @ Yale University
On February 20th, I attended the New Haven Board of Alders meeting, which meets publicly every month. New Haven has a Board of 30 Alders, each one representing a specific section of the city. …
Duterte’s Continuing Paranoia and the Erosion of Philippine Democracy by Patricia Villa @ University of the Philippines, Diliman
President Rodrigo Duterte’s paranoia may just be an ingredient to the brewing erosion of democracy in the Philippines and it is time that we check back on it. Since his ascension to the presidency, …
Iceland’s Minister of Justice Remains in Power, Sending Mixed Signals for the Health of the Democracy by Kasey Powers @ The Ohio State University
Earlier this month, Iceland’s Minister of Justice Sigríður Á. Andersen faced a vote of no confidence in response to her handling of appointments to a newly formed court that took effect in January. …
‘Stabilitocracy’ over Democracy in Serbia by Rachel Pomerantz @ University of Pennsylvania
In June of 2017, Ana Brnabic became the first female and first openly gay prime minister of Serbia. Coupled with the overtures by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, …