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...
by Jadie Minhas | Oct 30, 2023 | Arizona State University
***Note from the author: My post is meant to analyze constructively the state of democratic institutions in Israel and remark on how the current conflict affects this. It is not meant to give support to any side in this conflict. Israel, a multiparty democracy, finds...
by Jacob Gallegos | Oct 29, 2023 | Arizona State University
A federal judge ruled that Georgia’s congressional and state legislative districts must be redrawn prior to the 2024 election. The report concluded that the Republican-drawn political maps, which took effect on December 31st, 2021, discriminated against Black voters....
by Liz Stark | Oct 22, 2023 | University of Pennsylvania
Amid growing violent threats and increasing administrative burdens, a surge in resignations among local election officials signals trouble for U.S. democracy. In the aftermath of the 2020 election, election officials have faced rising threats, harassment, and...
by Joseph Sten | Oct 17, 2023 | Boston University
With recent discussion in the news surrounding the potential adoption of an “ethics code” or other code of conduct for the US Supreme Court, the question of its role in US democracy is once again a hot topic of conversation. Since last year’s overturning of Roe v....
