Mongolian President seizes control of judiciary, leaves country in peril by Ryan Stolz
Recently, Mongolia has seen its Democracy in peril, posing a great risk for backsliding. Currently, Freedom House has categorized Mongolia as a...
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Democratic Threats Exist in Current Status of Brexit Negotiations by Nicholas Cook
Since David Cameron’s proposal for an European Union referendum for Britain in 2013, the British people and now the parliament have been deeply...
The Rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Polarization of the U.S. by Amber Chan
The political climate of today is more than just a little tense. Even before the 2016 presidential election, the liberal and conservative sides...
The Turkish Devolution by Aram Martirosyan @ Boston University
The concept of democratic erosion implies a former, more democratic state of affairs that is giving way to its corruptions. For this reason, the...
The Brazilian Version of Hochschild’s “Deep Story” by Eugênia Álvares Affonso
While reading chapter nine of Hochschild’sStrangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right , I couldn’t help but think about...
On the Border of Democracy by Emilie Larsen
On February 15th, 2019, following the longest ever government shutdown, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency over what he refers...
Why The Election of Jair Bolsonaro is the First Step in the Erosion of Brazil’s Democracy by Felicia Gordon
Jair Bolsonaro was elected into power to serve as Brazil’s President on January 1, 2019. While the brief amount of time since his Presidency...
Mueller’s Failed Indictment: An Agent for Democratic Erosion by Huy Do
This past week, the Mueller investigation’s preliminary findings sprung across American news outlets, indicating that neither President Trump,...
A False Sense of Hope: Thailand’s Recent Election – By Dean Weeden
Many observers were looking toward the Thailand elections in late March as a sign of changing times; the country has been governed by a military...