by Taya Fontenette | Nov 25, 2020 | Northeastern University
On June 16, 2015, the landscape of American politics and democratic norms would drastically change when former reality TV star, and soon to be 45th President, Donald Trump formally announced his run for the presidency. In the speech, he called for the renegotiation of...
by Sophia Russinoff | Nov 24, 2020 | Northeastern University
It seems Peruvians hate corrupt politicians, but love voting for them. Although corruption investigations and reform are normally seen as a positive democratic mechanism, they can also cause voters to lose faith in their government and politicians to seek out...
by Mayur Patel | Nov 22, 2020 | Northeastern University
President Trump is a major source of democratic backsliding in the U.S.; it is time that he accepts defeat in the 2020 election. “What they’re doing is using COVID to steal an election. They’re using COVID to defraud the American people – all of our people...
by Leo Zaroff | Nov 18, 2020 | University of Chicago
With the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing US presidential transition grabbing daily headlines, it can be difficult for the American audience to focus on the political events of any other country. However, there are key lessons to be learned from countries like Peru,...
by Monica Greig | Nov 18, 2020 | University of Chicago
In 2018, Barack Obama said, “We’re the only advanced democracy that deliberately discourages people from voting.” This is incredibly problematic and unfortunately incredibly true. Political scientist Joseph Schumpeter [1] defines democracy as an arrangement decided by...
