by Allison Nakasone | Jun 8, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
Representation disparities have long been in an issue in Japan with increased urban migration and government that has yet to evolve with its population. In the coming months, Japan could be witnessing long-awaited reform to the electoral system; the 2016 initiative to...
by AHMETMERT17@KU.EDU.TR | Jun 7, 2022 | Koç University
The Sanction Paradox and Democratic Erosion in Nicaragua The Central American country of Nicaragua has evolved into an even more autocratic government, with Daniel Ortega elected president for the fourth time in a row. Daniel Ortega eliminated the opposition during...
by Maggie Pierce | Jun 3, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
Following the first round of presidential elections, in which no candidate received a majority of the votes, Colombia’s top two candidates will compete in a runoff election on June 19, 2022. Colombia is caught up in their presidential election since the...
by David Millman | May 27, 2022 | Dartmouth College
On March 8th, 2021, the New Hampshire state legislature tried to make me ineligible to run for office in my college town. That day, there was a hearing on HB362, a bill that would remove student housing as proof of domicile (i.e. where someone lives) in New Hampshire,...
by Elise Jonas-Delson | May 25, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
Less than a mere two generations after Ferdinand Marcos’ dictatorship, populist myopia has upended the Philippines election cycle—a stark warning to the rest of the world of the dangers of digital disinformation campaigns. Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son of the late...
