by Elijah Davis | Oct 18, 2023 | Boston University
In his book “What is Populism,” Jan-Werner Müller presents a nuanced definition of populism that emphasizes its anti-pluralist, exclusionary nature and appeal to the chosen people against a corrupt elite. The nucleus of the argument is to analyze how...
by Samuel Schnaier-Mcguire | Oct 17, 2023 | Boston University
On October 2nd, mass citizen protests erupted in Guatemala related to Attorney General Maria Consuelo Porras’s efforts to undermine the results of the country’s recent presidential election in favor of Bernardo Arevalo. Coming mainly in the form of highway blockages...
by Kyleigh Krames | Oct 17, 2023 | Boston University
Benjamin Netanyahu has single-handedly been eroding his country’s democracy since he came into power. He is the country’s longest-serving prime minister, representing a parable of modern politics: a talented politician maintaining his authority by using a “perplexing...
by Valeria Yraita-Zevallos | Oct 16, 2023 | Boston University
Who does one think of when talking about populism and authoritarianism? The common names that come to mind are those of Hitler, Hugo Chavez, Juan Perón, Alberto Fujimori, and others. However, there are names of leaders from the last ten years that fall into the same...
by Antonio Salazar Jr. | Oct 16, 2023 | School of Public Policy, Chiang Mai University
Photo: Physical exercises for violators of the enhanced community quarantine policy in province of Cebu in the Philippines by Gerard Francisco, Cebu Daily News Digital. The COVID-19 pandemic response has shown how a crisis can expose the underlying problems and issues...
