Hungary’s Embrace of Illiberal Democracy by Nicole Wells @ American University
Just before the Hungarian national election in 2014, Prime Minister Victor Orban declared his intention to build an illiberal state in Hungary....
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In Ukraine, Revolutionary Hopes and Democratic Limbo by Joseph Glandorf @ The Ohio State University
On March 3, police in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, forcibly dismantled a camp of anticorruption protesters outside the Ukrainian Parliament,...
Too Many Acts of Violence Involved in Sierra Leonean General Election, 2018, Hurt the Democracy in Sierra Leone by Lei Guo @ Ohio State University
On March 7th, the voting result of Sierra Leonean General Election, 2018 came out. Turned out, Julius Maada Bio from Sierra Leone People’s Party...
Parliament vs President – Is decentralizing executive power actually harming Georgia’s democracy? By Aaron Riggins @ The Ohio State University
Georgia is no stranger to authoritarianism. A former soviet republic, the country has been staving off both domestic and foreign attempts to...
Hope in Paraguay by Mohamed Farah @ The Ohio State University
A leftist government, a coup orchestrated by the right, and somehow, after all of this: an election. This may sound like a political thriller set...
An Investigation by a Foreign Government Suggests Erosion by Ricky Cutlip @ Ohio State University
In 2009 a mining project was financed by a resource organization and the Mongolian government. The goal was to excavate the gold and copper in...
Zambian Impeachment Proceedings: Too Late to Stop Lungu? by William Weber @ The Ohio State University
He’s struggling to make a positive impact. His administration is plagued by scandal. His legitimacy is in question. And today, his opposition...
IS THE MEXICAN CORRUPTION CASE A SIGN OF DEMOCRATIC STRENGTHENING? BY JILLIAN NEWMAN @ OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Last year, a corruption case was filed against the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), Mexico’s ruling party, by state prosecutors in...
The Threat of Surveillance Technology on Democracy in Namibia by Cierra Carafice @ The Ohio State University
Watch out Namibia, or Big Brother may be watching you. While Namibia has been steadily moving towards a completely free democratic state, new...