University of Denver

How Did We Get Here? A Look at How Immigration Has Accelerated Populism in the Netherlands

How did we get here? This is a question that many across Europe might be asking themselves when looking at the current health of their democracy....

In recent years, the world has shifted towards more right-wing, populist-centered politics. While this may take many different forms, in Europe...

Social media is a relatively new, yet threatening phenomenon. While it has provided many benefits, such as opportunities for the world to become...

A modern political democracy is a system where rules are held accountable by citizens through their elected representatives, either through...

A modern political democracy is a system where rules are held accountable by citizens through their elected representatives, either through...

Taiwan, or the Republic of China, is a small autonomous island that lies southeast of the People’s Republic of China. Recent global headlines...

What is democratic erosion? Democratic erosion is the phenomena in which government institutions fail to uphold democratic constitutions. There...

It is difficult to understand why a country’s leader would erode the same system that elected him or her to power. One would assume a person...

Introduction What is the most salient causal explanation for democratic erosion in the U.S.? Is it economic inequality and neoliberal policy?...