Is Turkey’s Political Zero-Sum Game; Polarization Versus Democracy ?
Polarization in Turkey is by all means not a new phenomenon. Since the country’s founding in 1923, Turkey has long suffered from deep-seated...
Universities
Not So Nice After All: Growing Polarization in Canadian Politics
I didn’t think political alignment mattered much until I came to the United States for university and got to see partisanship in practice. In...
Economic Inequality Breeds Political Inequality within the United States
Poverty in America is undermining the fabric of democracy. Everyone is aware of the negative impacts of poverty on stress levels and overall...
Australian Threat of Democratic Decline
The Commonwealth of Australia was formed in 1901 and is made up of the six colonies that were created on the continent. The commonwealth is...
Slovenia’s Democratic Decline
Over the past few decades, Slovenia has shifted dramatically from a socialist state within the Soviet Union. Governments with a history of...
Down but Not Out: The Threat of the Islamic State to the Democracy of Iraq
COVID-19 is not the only killer lurking about the shifting battlefield of a post-Saddam Iraq. Former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi...
The Conservative Hijack of Indian Civil Society
Hindu nationalism has grown exponentially in India over the past few years. This rise is also visible in Indian politics with the massive...
How the Police and National Guard Are Curtailing Civil Liberties in the United States
On April 16, 2021, residents of Minneapolis, Minnesota were shocked to find convoys of tanks rolling into their town, as well as lines of...
The Subtle but Vicious Undoing of Philippine Democracy
Six years ago, Duterte campaigned for his “war on drugs'' and up to date, almost 12,000 have been killed in the impoverished urban areas of...