Poland’s Populist Party Changing the Court System: a threat to democracy? by Carolyn Stephens @ UCLA
In 2016, the populist Law and Justice party (PiS) of Poland gained a majority in the lower house of parliament without a coalition. The party...
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The Fall of Venezuelan Democracy by RJ Teijeiro @ UCLA
On March 13, Venezuelan police arrested former interior minister Miguel Rodriguez Torres. Torres had been a vocal critic of the current...
Italy’s 5-Star Pummel With Populism! By Jonathan Kidd @ UCLA
“…And yet, the amateurs are the ones conquering the world and I’m rejoicing in it because the professionals are the ones who have reduced the...
Italy’s Dilemma: Can they save themselves from democratic backsliding? by Katelyn Ogunmowo @ University of California, Los Angeles
Ellen Lust, in Unwelcome Change: Understanding, Evaluating, and Extending Theories of Democratic Backsliding describes the concept of democratic...
Putin: “Managing” Democracy by Isabelle McGrew @ University of California Los Angeles
A managed democracy, as the Putinists would practice it, is not a true democracy. As the demonstrations have continued, it is clear that Russians...
DEATH TO RESTORE DEMOCRACY by SAMUEL BROGADIR @ UCLA
Topless women, fine Italian suits, and two undisclosed murders… and no this isn’t about a Hollywood movie. The current political climate in...
Will the Philippines Soon Turn Into a Dictatorship? by Nick Scheidler @ University of California, Los Angeles
Rodrigo Duterte, the President of the Philippines, was sworn in on June 30th, 2016 becoming the 16th President of the Philippines. Duterte was...
China No Chance of Developing Democracy By Jarron Silva, University of California, Los Angeles
Pre Xi Jinping In recent years, when Hu Jintao was in power, there was some hope that China would be able to become a democracy. In fact, Hu and...
A Case Study of South Korea Rise and Fall in Anti-corruption Combats by Haocheng Bi @ University of California, Los Angeles
In late October 2016, Jay Y. Lee, the head of Samsung South Korea’s largest conglomerate, was reported to "have bribed totaling more than $36...