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Scapegoating and Civil Liberties: How the Ugandan Anti-LGBTQ Bill is Dragging Down Democracy

by Liv Oyen | Nov 22, 2023 | Northeastern University

“Something evil has been put into society. We would be attacked, we would not be safe, Uganda is not safe”, says Diane, a young Ugandan woman forced to flee the country due to the LGBTQ violence. After friends rummaged through her phone, she and her partner were...

  Trump’s Weaponized Communication during the Pandemic

by Star Anderson | Nov 21, 2023 | University of Memphis

The global epidemic in 2020 was disastrous, costing the globe dearly. The United States, in particular, struggled. President Trump was in office during Covid-19. His reaction to assisting his country in dealing with covid-19 was significant. Trump’s use of...

Nigerian Elections Represent Threats to Democracy

by James Bolton | Nov 21, 2023 | University of Memphis

Nigeria has experienced severe electoral flaws in recent elections, and this represents why poor electoral processes are one of the biggest threats to any democratic nation. Electoral irregularities represent a primary form of democratic backsliding, so the errors in...

The Erosion Threat of the Venezuelan Crisis

by Britton Dedmon | Nov 21, 2023 | University of Memphis

The shape of the Venezuelan nation has been suffering for decades now. What was once a booming country has been on a rapid decline. The petrostate quality of the nation has switched from a saving grace to a hindrance under the elites and governance of Venezuela in the...

Stealth Authoritarianism being an American Compromise.

by Tom Huynh | Nov 20, 2023 | University of Memphis

The Democratic Erosion Project exist to help shed light on how democracy falls apart and ways to preserve it as the rise of authoritarian states spread across the democratic world. However in the context of the United States, stealth authoritarianism is an American...
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