Democratic Erosion: Threats in the Philippine Democracy
Democratic Erosion (also known as Democratic Backsliding) is an unsettlingly prevalent phenomenon in which competitive elections are undermined,...
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Economic Instability in Turkey: An Attempt to Find a New Economic Model or Political Adventure
This story is about an autocrat who has been in big politics for 20 years. Under his rule, the exchange rate of the national currency has...
Ukraine and Russia: Soviet Tensions Lead to Modern Mass Murder
Russia has been threatening the democratic sovereignty of Ukraine since the country declared independence from the USSR shortly before its...
Castillo’s Failed Self-Coup
Recently, on the 7th of December, Pedro Castillo former president of Peru attempted to give a self-coup d'état. The Peruvian congress held a vote...
The 2022 US Midterm: A Denouement of Populism
The November midterm elections have come and gone, and the American people have spoken: they reject populism. If the rise of election...
The Roles of Identity and Affective Polarization in Democratic Erosion
Introduction What is the most salient causal explanation for democratic erosion in the U.S.? Is it economic inequality and neoliberal policy?...
The Importance of Non-Voting Youth Involvement
Through most of high school, I thought that the only way to get involved politically was through protests and online movements. It wasn’t until...
The Return of the Taliban to Afghanistan
In 1996, The Taliban emerged as the leader of Afghanistan after storming Kabul and overthrowing the Soviet-Backed president, Muhammed Najibullah....
Polarizing Protests: Bolsonaro’s Defeat in Brazil
Three years ago, former President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, stood behind bars, with his best years seemingly behind him. ...