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The Alien Enemies Act: Mass Deportation as a Pathway to Democratic Erosion

by Maura Kitterick | Apr 18, 2025 | Boston University

  Trump’s notorious anti-immigration plans have remained ambitious during his second term in office, promising he “will launch the largest deportation program in American history to get the criminals out.” In just a couple of months since re-entering office,...

Media and Democracy In India: How Media Repression Is Linked to Polarization

by Clara Cho | Apr 18, 2025 | Boston University

In early January of 2025, freelance journalist Mukesh Chandrakar was found murderered in Bijapur, a district within Chhattisgarh, India. His body was found in a septic tank shortly after he was on assignment to invesitage alleged corruption around local road...

The Death Files: The Trump Administration’s Dangerous and Anti-Democratic ‘Self-Deportation’ Strategy

by Cassandra Fitts | Apr 18, 2025 | Boston University

A social security master-list previously known as the ‘Death Master List’ meant for invalidating the social security numbers of deceased individuals is being repurposed in the Trump Administrations newest attempt to halt immigration. Immigrants legally authorized to...

Democratic Backsliding or Payback to the Democrats? Unpacking Yoon’s Presidency in South Korea

by Olga Filippova | Apr 8, 2025 | Tartu University

In April 2025, South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously confirmed the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol, officially removing him from office after he attempted to impose martial law on December 3, 2024—the first such incident in the history of the Sixth...
Anti-Government Protests and Democratic Erosion in Slovakia

Anti-Government Protests and Democratic Erosion in Slovakia

by Mart Peedel | Apr 7, 2025 | Tartu University

Anti-Government Protests and Democratic Erosion in Slovakia In its 2025 report, Transparency International highlighted Slovakia as a “country to watch”, noting that the reforms implemented by Prime Minister R. Fico’s government are directly associated with a...
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