In recent years, populism has surged onto the global political stage, becoming a formidable political force (Guttieri, 2019). It draws its strength from its appeal to the perceived grievances of …
Retrogressive Reform: Poland’s Judicial Creep Backwards
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 …
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Poland’s Judiciary and Diplomacy As a Solution to Democratic Backsliding
There have been concerns about Poland’s democracy since the party of Law and Justice (PiS) came to power in 2015. The party has introduced legislation that restricts the rights of women, migrants, and …
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Democracy Erodes by Desecrating the Constitution
Beginning the 1970s, the Philippines has endured Constitutional violations committed by no less than the government. To go around the 1935 Constitution’s ban on a third consecutive term, President …
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Symptomatic: Argentina Is Infected With Threats to Its Democracy
The stability of Argentinian democracy is under threat. Multiple precursors to democratic erosion are present, including ongoing threats to both vertical and horizontal accountability exemplified by …
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In This Election, It’s Not Democrat or Republican on the Ballot– It’s Democracy
After a summer marked by a global health crisis, social upheaval, and a devastating economic downturn, the stakes of an American presidential election have never been higher. And with early voting …
Threats to the Judiciary in the United States: Looking Beyond the Executive
Despite not having grown up in the US, for virtually all my life I’ve heard about the robustness of American democracy, including – …
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Is There Judicial Independence in Duterte’s Philippines?
A review of salient cases that have been considered by the Supreme Court suggests a judiciary largely unwilling to rule against the president. Three years in his term, President Rodrigo Duterte has …
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