by Rachel Kahn | Nov 21, 2023 | Northeastern University
Democracy was rocky in Hungary in its early post-communist years. Several of the political parties in power were riddled with corruption and economic inequality plagued the country. This growing unrest against various corrupt political parties, especially the current...
by Zoja Michelle Repovš | Sep 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
In the 2022 parliamentary elections, Janez Janša, a right-wing populist leader of the SDS party was defeated by Robert Golob and his Freedom Movement, a new party on the scene. According to both Freedom House and V-Dem reports on the state of democracy in the world,...
by Emine Dikmen | Jan 6, 2023 | Sabanci University
Democracy has been specified as the fundamental reason for the long-unseen historical record of the reign of peace. Today, the world is experiencing a major threat to democracy after the third wave of democratization. This threat may occur in the form of a military...
by Ali Onur Gitmez | Jan 1, 2023 | Sabanci University
Democratic backsliding refers to the decline or reversal of democratic principles and practices within a political system. This can be caused by the weakening of democratic institutions and the emergence of authoritarian practices. In recent years, democratic...
by Thomas McCarthy | Oct 16, 2022 | Boston University
Populism is a political strategy that targets the general populace, hence the name. In recent times populism has grown in popularity globally. Examples such as Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Egypt, the election of President Donald Trump in the United States, and the appeal...
