by Chase Duncan | Dec 2, 2020 | University of Georgia
Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban was given immense power to rule by decree during the initial outbreak of COVID-19, and while the power to rule by decree has been repealed, Orban still retains unprecedented executive power and was once again given broad authority...
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 Gina Dematteo | Nov 23, 2020 | Suffolk University
With three presidents in one week, and a history of political corruption, can Peru’s fragile democracy stay afloat? In a recent unfolding of events, Peru’s citizens have taken to the streets in response to the obstruction of justice and removal of former president,...
by Connor Weathers | Nov 23, 2020 | Suffolk University
The stability of Argentinian democracy is under threat. Multiple precursors to democratic erosion are present, including ongoing threats to both vertical and horizontal accountability exemplified by widespread vertical corruption, and efforts to weaken if not reduce...
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...
