Faux Populist?: The Case of Álvaro Uribe Vélez
Álvaro Uribe Vélez was the president of the Republic of Colombia from 2002-2010. Prior to and during his time as president, Colombia was engaged...
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Kyrgyzstan Faces Protests Over Recent Parliamentary Election
On the tail of Kyrgyzstan’s fourth election this year, President Sadyr Japarov seems to have finally secured an allied parliament but this...
Fake News and Democracy: How Are They Related?
The Idea of fake news and misinformation has been a historic problem for the United States of America. Although there are obvious differences...
Ethiopia’s Civil War Rages Ever On
Ethiopia is descending further into chaos as citizens of Tigrayan descent are being forced into detention centers. To identify them, the police...
Democracy in Bolivia with and without Morales: A Comparison
The health of Bolivia’s democracy has fluctuated since the country’s transition to this structure of government in 1982. Ethnic inequality,...
India: Democracy Will Not Die
For the past 15 years, democracy has been on the decline around the world. The Covid-19 pandemic only exacerbated existing issues as...
Brazil’s Major Threat to Democracy: President Bolsonaro
Brazil is the fifth largest democracy in the world, it is also currently one of the most fragile. While President Jair Bolsonaro often claims to...
Increased Polarization Can Lead to Increased Election Violence
Election violence has in large part existed for some time, but with the present rise in election violence in democracies, scholars are trying to...
What’s the Deal with Gerrymandering?
What is it? Gerrymandering is the practice of drawing the boundary of an electoral district strategically so that it benefits one political party...