by Angelo Balito | Jun 29, 2021 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
Two years after winning the presidential election, Nayib Bukele, the current President of El Salvador became popular in Latin America for being the “Social Media President”. As a typical Millennial he made things official for his presidential candidacy through...
by Joshua Emmanuel Ramos | Jun 29, 2021 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
Some nation-states around the world have gone through intense polarization, democracies included. The United States, because of recent events such as the Capitol Insurrection, is an apt example of polarization’s corrosive effects on democracy. Mason examined...
by Angelo Balito | May 1, 2021 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
In 2016, Rodrigo Duterte won the presidential election with an astonishing 16 million votes beating the other four challengers. Despite his rape jokes, death threats, and various obscenities during the campaign. He vowed to kill suspected drug dealers and other...
by Daniel Perez | Apr 26, 2021 | Arizona State University
Italian populism has hit a temporary roadblock with the Movimento 5 Stelle (Five Star Movement M5S) changing their populist tone due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, with Salvini’s party the Lega in government it can open the door to populist rhetoric and further...
by Jonathan T | Apr 19, 2021 | Rollins College
Independent, public broadcasters are important in democracies because they are meant to provide unbiased information to the public and to keep the government in check. When Slovenia gave Radio Television of Slovenia (RTV-SLO) its independence in 1991 after years of...
