by Michael McClure | Feb 5, 2022 | University of Chicago
A few weeks ago, I received the letter pictured above from Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán in my mailbox. “Dear citizen! I write to you today because Hungary has a parliamentary election next spring,” the letter reads. Aiming to mobilize the addressees—Hungarian...
by John Barrett | Apr 3, 2019 | Saint Louis University
Since Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party took control of Hungary’s government in 2010, they have increasingly made strides towards limiting the prospects of democracy in the country. These moves, however, have gone relatively unchecked by their neighbors...
by LASINI THARINDI PIYADIGAMA | Mar 12, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
Democratic backsliding is the process of democratic countries moving away from the fundamental ideas of democracy, like free and fair elections, strong rule of law and freedom of speech. This reversal of democracy is a phenomenon that many thought would not take place...
by Matthew Jarrell | Oct 3, 2017 | Brown University
The goal of any scientific inquiry is ostensibly to find or at least approximate some sort of truth. When we examine a phenomenon in the world, we strive to make statements or posit theories about it based on the observations we have made and the relevant facts and...
