by Brendan Strok | Oct 14, 2022 | Ohio State University
Since the fall of communism in Poland in 1989, no single party has won an outright majority of seats in parliamentary elections – until the PiS (Law and Justice) Party became the first in 2015. With the presidency occupied by fellow PiS member Andrzej Duda, the...
by Pauline Lutzenkirchen | Oct 13, 2022 | Boston University
The barbaric war in Ukraine seems to have a silver lining – the Russian aggressor has become a catalyst for European states to reevaluate their democratic standing and commitment to EU values. Russia’s ideological reversal provides insights into the strength of...
by Maymuna Elmi | Feb 26, 2022 | University of Chicago
Emerging evidence shows that populist support in Europe may be waning. A YouGov survey found that fewer people agree with targeted statements meant to measure populist beliefs [1]. Populism, according to Cinar and other researchers [2], is a belief system which...
by Lydia Palmer | Feb 7, 2022 | University of Chicago
This past Thursday, February 3, 2022, President Andrzej Duda of Poland’s Law and Justice (PiS) party submitted legislation to dismantle the Supreme Court’s Judicial Disciplinary Chamber. This legislation represents the culmination of longstanding pressure on Poland...
by Samantha Gable | Dec 2, 2020 | Brown University
The European Union is failing to maintain democracy in their member states. Not only are they failing to threaten these countries into cooperating, they may also be creating an environment that strengthens these leaders and their anti-democratic ways. ...