by Armida Yee-Muñoz | Apr 10, 2024 | Georgia State University
Andres Manuel López Obrador’s presidency significantly shifted Mexico’s political landscape. Elected in 2018 with a promise of transformative change under the MORENA party, AMLO’s tenure has been characterized by a blend of populist rhetoric and...
by Joselyn Salazar Garcia | Jan 2, 2024 | University of Pennsylvania
In recent years, Ecuador has witnessed a complex interplay between democracy and the rise of populism, a phenomenon that has captured the attention of political analysts and scholars alike. As a nation historically rooted in democratic principles, Ecuador’s political...
by Lucia Minguez Canchaya | Jan 12, 2023 | Sabanci University
The current global crisis of democracy also extends to Latin America, where half of the countries display signs of democratic erosion. In this context, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated many of the previously existing historical problems and has highlighted the...
by Jose Casavilla Calvo | Dec 15, 2022 | Sabanci University
Recently, on the 7th of December, Pedro Castillo former president of Peru attempted to give a self-coup d’état. The Peruvian congress held a vote in which it was decided whether the congress would remove the president of Peru, Pedro Castillo, from office. To...
by Alice Scollins | Nov 22, 2022 | Boston University
The Dominican Republic has been an established democracy since the 1960s when it established itself as such in their constitution in 1966. During the 1960s and 70s the DR transformed their economy and had their first peaceful transition of power during the 1966...
