by Charlotte Smith | Nov 25, 2021 | University of Georgia
A trend that has become increasingly more noticeable over the past several years is the democratic erosion of Eastern European institutions, which is seen clearly in countries such as Belarus, Hungary, and Poland, the latter of which will be discussed in relation to...
by Grace Wankelman | Apr 13, 2021 | University of Denver
On Thursday, October 22nd, 2020, the Supreme Court of Poland ruled that abortions due to fetal defects or lethal fetal diagnoses are unconstitutional, and that, The woman’s comfort is not a reason for ‘killing the unborn child.” This ruling sparked the largest protest...
by John Lindenau | Apr 9, 2021 | American University
Several dozen members of the National Radical Camp (ONR) demonstrate against immigration in Warsaw, Poland, on Nov. 24, 2018. Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images and Foreign Policy There can be no doubt that in recent years there has been a large restructuring of...
by Bilge Kahraman | Jan 10, 2021 | Koç University
Populist approach of Law and Justice Party (PiS) caused substantial amount of damage to democracy in Poland. PiS dominates the Polish Parliament for a long time. Party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski enjoy disproportionate share of power. Poland faced with significant...
by Samantha Gable | Dec 2, 2020 | Brown University
The European Union is failing to maintain democracy in their member states. Not only are they failing to threaten these countries into cooperating, they may also be creating an environment that strengthens these leaders and their anti-democratic ways. ...
