by Michaela Kollin | Nov 8, 2017 | Boston University
In his article in the Journal of Democracy, “Thinking About Hybrid Regimes,” Larry Diamond describes a hybrid regime as a regime that exists in countries that have democratic elections but not civil liberties (Diamond 27). Egypt is the type of hybrid regime that...
by Cody Duane-Mcglashan | Oct 30, 2017 | Brown University
In the past fifteen years, Turkey has gone from economic ruin to burgeoning democracy held up as a model for the world to a state in the midst of severe democratic and liberal backsliding. All these stages have occurred under the leadership of Racep Tayyip Erdogan,...
by Allante Boykin | Oct 29, 2017 | University of Memphis
In war time Iraq, conflict spills from the battlefield into civilian life. As a consequence, the dynamics of the family is corrupted, and homes are left unattended. Woman-headed households are mostly affected by the war at home and susceptible to violence....
by Matthew Jarrell | Oct 26, 2017 | Brown University
Israel is a small nation, about the size of New York City in population and the state of New Jersey in land area. It was established in 1948 as a Jewish state, and its national symbols, institutions, and cultural practices remain thoroughly Jewish in character. Its...
