WHY MODI FEELS LIKE CHÁVEZ BY SANTOSH K. DIGAL @ UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES, DILIMAN
Venezuela’s late President Hugo Chávez and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi belong to two different generations, contexts, and continents....
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Combatting a Taboo: considering Alternatives to Democracy? – By Mathias PENGUILLY @ Georgia State University
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, we have been conditioned to believe that democracy was eternal and that no other...
Removal of Chief Justice Sereno, Slippery Slope or a Mere Continuation of the Politicized Judiciary? By Hannah Frances C. Bodegon @University of the Philippines-Diliman
On May 12, eight justices namely Teresita de Castro, Diosdado Peralta, Lucas Bersamin, Francis Jardeleza, Samuel Martires, Noel Tijam, Andres...
Nicaragua’s April 19 Movement – the End of Daniel Ortega’s Presidency? By Hannah Frances C. Bodegon @ University of the Philippines-Diliman
In mid-April, a spate of protests led by students around the cities of Nicaragua, starting in the capital city of Managua, erupted over President...
Conveying Democracy in Kenya: An Attempt to Discourse Analysis by Michelle Sto. Tomas @ University of the Philippines, Diliman
Kenya has been under authoritarianism for quite some years now and still prevalent under the presidency of Uhuru Kenyatta. Authoritarianism, in...
In Indonesia’s 2019 Election, Democracy Stands at the Crossroads by Michael Manangu @ University of the Philippines, Diliman
On April 17, 2019, Indonesia will hold its presidential and local elections simultaneously for the first time in history. The presidential...
Why the Philippines Should Draw Lessons from South Korean Democracy by Patricia Villa @ University of the Philippines, Diliman
To what extent should impeachments be exercised in democracies? South Korea and the Philippines offer two opposing answers. In a Washington Post...
The March for Science, Mass Movements, and the Politicization of Facts by Anagha Kadambi @ American University
On Saturday, April 14, 2018, I watched as thousands of scientists, activists, and protesters peacefully marched down Constitution Avenue, past...
In the Second Women’s March, The Movement Grows Into Itself by Victoria Hill @ American University
The weather was slightly cloudy, but surprisingly pleasant for January. Throngs of women of varying ages clustered around, carrying a homemade...