by Justin Kopek | Jun 9, 2020 | Arizona State University
On November 10, 2019, facing claims of election fraud and demands from the country’s military for his resignation, Bolivian President Evo Morales stepped down, after almost 14 years at the head of the government. To supporters of Bolivia’s first indigenous president,...
by Batuhan Tamer Uslu | May 27, 2020 | Koç University
June 23, 2019, was an important day for the Czech Republic. On this date, one of the biggest protests of the Republic’s history is formed (after the Velvet Revolution in 1989). More than 250.000 people were on the streets in Prague, wanting their country’s...
by Melis Varol | May 14, 2020 | Koç University
Belgium is a consolidated democracy that scores 96 out of 100 according to the freedom house index (2019) and it is the first state that used proportional representation. Moreover, the country often has been matched with the notion of democracy, since it hosts...
by Abby Manu | May 12, 2020 | Georgia State University Perimeter College
The state of South Korea’s democracy is precarious; instead of a positive trend of democratization, democratic erosion is the prevalent force. De-democratization with a myriad of names refers to the gradual decline of democracy, often caused by the...
by Jess Lockett | May 6, 2020 | Georgia State University Perimeter College
Forget the clickbait: President Donald J. Trump and the Republican party are unraveling the democratic process in the United States, just because you cannot “feel” it, does not mean it is not happening. Since...
