by Wyeth Taylor | Apr 13, 2018 | Skidmore College
The Republic of Kenya has a long and contentious past, and since it became independent from Great Britain in 1963 it has struggled to become a free and fair democracy. Freedom House, an organization which acquires and analyzes information about democracy, human...
by Austin Albertson | Apr 13, 2018 | Skidmore College
Despite the youth of its democracy, the Chilean government consistently scores highly with third-party rating groups like Freedom House and The Economist Intelligence Unit. Like many South American governments, Chile was operated by a militaristic dictator during the...
by Woeser Dolma | Apr 11, 2018 | Skidmore College
Colonialism created the Philippines political system embedded on socio-economic elites whom profited from political positions. Historically, the Philippines political elites became corrupt because they had position of power over the rest of the population....
by Maria Wakeman | Apr 4, 2018 | Yale University
Freedom House has given exceptional democracy ratings to the Swiss Confederation, awarding it near-perfect scores in overall freedom, political rights (39/40), and civil liberties (57/60). Though Swiss political structure is both highly decentralized and dependent on...
by Erica Garcia | Apr 2, 2018 | University of Memphis
Trump is a Threat to Democracy Could Donald Trump be the end of American Democracy? Only time will tell if the elected president’s term in office has in fact weakened the democracy of the United States. However, for analytical purposes one could analyze current and...
