by Anne Della Guardia | May 3, 2019 | Georgetown University
Just last month Omar al-Bashir’s ouster shocked the world. And with good reason: it’s naturally shocking when a dictator who has held power for three decades is deposed non-violently. But it actually isn’t that surprising when looking at long-term trends....
by Sammy Elmasri | Apr 29, 2019 | University of Chicago
Nancy Bermeo, in her 2016 paper “On Democratic Backsliding,” describes the transition of “the classic open-ended coups d’état of the Cold War years [to what she calls] promissory coups,” which, of course, matches the change in the two Sudanese coups of 1989 and 2019....
by Jordan Reid | Apr 22, 2019 | Utah State University
Since regaining its democracy in 1999, Nigeria has suffered a history of voter fraud and violence in each of its presidential elections. Improving the safety and legitimacy of Nigeria’s elections can go a long way in improving the nation’s democracy as a...
by Omar Battisha | Apr 21, 2019 | University of Chicago
As political observers intently watch the situation between the Sudanese protesters and the Transitional Military Council continue to unfold, waiting to see if a democratic future is in store for the country, many are inclined to ask themselves the question that Walsh...
by Rachel Funk | Apr 18, 2019 | Utah State University
Despite its apparent incongruence with representative democracy, direct democracy remains a salient feature of many representative democracies worldwide. The menu of referenda, plebiscites, town meetings, recall elections, and initiatives that make up direct...
