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...
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...
