by Alison Gerzina | Mar 21, 2019 | American University
With a voting population of 900 million people, India is the world’s largest democracy. But since the election of Narendra Modi in 2014, critics are increasingly voicing concerns that India’s democracy is in danger. Modi guaranteed “Minimum Government, Maximum...
by Anagha Kadambi | Apr 23, 2018 | American University
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, under pressure from the news media, opposition parties, and others, recently withdrew a proposed bill to punish purveyors of so-called “fake news” by stripping them of accreditation.[1] This accreditation allows journalists and...
by Anne Pfeifenberger | Apr 13, 2018 | Skidmore College
Current conversation in the United States focused on democratic decline represents broader discussion and observation of democracies across the globe. Democratic ranking indexes, such as Freedom House and the Economist Intelligence Unit, draw attention with reports...
by KISHAN JAYESH PATEL | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
Populist leaders have recently been on the rise and have been everywhere in certain events of political history. Populist leaders seek political hegemony with an anti elitist mentality that legitimize their identity to the will of the people. In the United States’...
by SE BIN KIM | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
The rise of populist leaders in the United States and Europe has reshaped the political scene all around the world. From seeking political hegemony and challenging elites, populists derive their legitimacy from the “will of the people” in this personalist...