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Authoritarian Populism in Disguise: Orbán’s Anti-Worker ‘Pro-Worker’ Regime

Authoritarian Populism in Disguise: Orbán’s Anti-Worker ‘Pro-Worker’ Regime

by Austin Wise | Nov 13, 2025 | University of Pittsburgh

Intro     In the last two years, Hungary has seen an influx of worker-led protests, even as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán maintained tight control over politics and the media. From 2023 to 2024, teachers and union members took to the streets of Hungary to...

Civil Society and the Fight for Democracy in Slovakia

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43437993

How to Control What You Cannot Have: China’s Strategic Use of Disinformation to Undermine Taiwanese Democracy

by Isabella Yan | May 6, 2025 | Featured, Tulane University

We understand democratic erosion as democratically elected leaders eroding the mechanisms of fair democracy after entering office. What happens when the threat is external? As the percentage of citizens who identify as “Taiwanese” instead of “Chinese” grows, so do the...
Democracy for Sale: How a Chinese National Briefly Became a Mayor in the Philippines

Democracy for Sale: How a Chinese National Briefly Became a Mayor in the Philippines

by Jaime Miguel Castro | Apr 30, 2025 | University of the Philippines, Diliman

  As Asia’s oldest democracy, the Philippines has had its share of national controversies over the years. In recent memory, very few of these incidents stand out as much as the case of Alice Guo, the mysterious Chinese national who lied about her identity as a...
2025 Romanian Elections: An Election Redo and a Barred Candidate

2025 Romanian Elections: An Election Redo and a Barred Candidate

by Abigail Wilson | Apr 18, 2025 | Boston University

Only two weeks out from Presidential Elections, Romanian voters face a tough decision in deciding on the next leader of their country. The latest opinion polls show that nearly 40% of voters are still undecided on who to vote for. After all, most voters already cast...
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