European Union - Democratic Erosion

“EU”-rosion in Poland by Emmanuel Iheke, Jr. @ University of California, Los Angeles

by EMMANUEL EMENIKE IHEKE | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles

As we speak, Poland continues to take more and more steps away from the commonly held European Union tradition of democracy. This process – the erosion of democratic values and transition towards an authoritarian governmental structure – is called...

Erosion of Democracy from Catalonia: Is this the beginning of the end for a democratic solution to the Catalan Crisis? by Cole Kinder @ University of California, Los Angeles

by COLE ANTHONY KINDER | Mar 13, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles

We like to think of Western European nations and the European Union as entities that uphold the fundamental rights of humanity and democracy. We grow up thinking that in Western Europe, the people are able to decide their government and their governments will protect...