Talking Turkey? The Erdoğan Regime and Fake News – by Carter Squires
As perhaps one of the best known and examined cases of democratic backsliding, it comes as no surprise that Turkey under Erdoğan is home to a...
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Censorship or Security: Russia’s Ongoing Media Battle by Megha Bhattacharya
In his paper, Reflections on Putin and the Media, Scott Gehlbach describes the political implications of Vladimir Putin’s ongoing medial strategy...
A Case for A Look At Social Media by Kenjiro Lee
The readings from this past week are quite clear: the media, specifically "fake news" and the dissemination of "alternative facts," has proved to...
The Use of Fear for Populist Gain: Silvio Berlusconi and His Control Over the Media- by Julia Fischer
Silvio Berlusconi was a successful businessman. He owns the majority of the Italian media, and he was ranked among the world’s richest people in...
The Profitable Polarization of Fox News: A Catalyst for Democratic Backsliding and Stealth Authoritarian Media Capture?
"The President’s world view is being specifically shaped by what he sees on Fox News, but Fox’s goals are ratings and money, which they get by...
How to Defeat Populism: Three Lessons from Slovakia by Jenny W. Xiao
On March 30, 2019 Zuzana Caputova, leader of Progressive Slovakia (PS), won a sweeping victory in the country’s presidential election. In a few...
The Special Counsel and the Failure of Checks on Executive Power by Sammy Elmasri
Partisan degradation of democratic processes has resulted in the failure of checks on executive power specifically in reference to the Mueller...
Culture Clash: Mongolia’s Democratic Journey Takes a Turn by Clara Fong
Since its Democratic Revolution in 1990, Mongolia has been defined as an “oasis of democracy” among an ocean of authoritarian rule by China and...
The Danger of a Second Referendum
By Rex Lee For the last three years, the decision of the generation, Brexit has paralyzed and gripped the United Kingdom. With the Conservative...