by Wabantu Hlophe | Mar 21, 2018 | Yale University
When trying to understand what drives democratic erosion, complacency by politicians at the grassroots is often ignored; a worrisome omission, to say the least. Here, we turn our attention to the particular case of municipal-level government, in New Haven, CT, as...
by Maria Wakeman | Mar 21, 2018 | Yale University
On February 20th, I attended the New Haven Board of Alders meeting, which meets publicly every month. New Haven has a Board of 30 Alders, each one representing a specific section of the city. Demographically, the Board is comprised of predominantly Latino and African...
by Patricia Villa | Mar 20, 2018 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
President Rodrigo Duterte’s paranoia may just be an ingredient to the brewing erosion of democracy in the Philippines and it is time that we check back on it. Since his ascension to the presidency, Duterte’s enjoyment of wide public support has been known to be backed...
by DONYEA EMORIE GRAYSON | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
Mexico’s presidential election is right around the corner. July 1st, 2018 is when general elections take place and this could completely change the future of Mexico and its many citizens. At the start of election season there were roughly 85 candidates...
by ESTHER NGOZIKA EKWUEME | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
Fall of 2017 up until today has been a very interesting political period for Kenya as a country and its people. In August of 2017 a general election was held where the “current” president, Uhuru Kenyatta, won presidency for a second term. However...
