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...
by Mohammad Almishlawi | May 1, 2020 | Bilkent University
For a long time, Lebanon has been synonymous for civil conflicts and sectarian clientelism; Lebanese citizens never had a high level of solidarity and sympathy across their various sects and regions. The consociational democratic system in the country has brought huge...
by Hallie W | Apr 6, 2020 | Rollins College
“Democracy’s Enemy Within,” an article published by the Economist in August of 2019, discusses the fatal flaw that is deteriorating many of the world’s modern democracies from the inside out: Cynicism. Cynicism in a political sense is public distrust towards leaders...
