by Katrina Ramkissoon | Apr 16, 2019 | Suffolk University
In the age of democracy erosion, we are beginning to see a rise of populism in global actors across the world. Political figures are now employing populist principles in order to stabilize their party and secure the bid for future elections. Populism by definition...
by Matt Willis | Apr 15, 2019 | Rollins College
For this post, I have read an article by Kennedy Ndahiro for The Atlantic, titled “In Rwanda, We Know All About Dehumanizing Language.” The concepts elucidated by Ndahiro, a native Rwandan himself, perfectly reinforce those discussed in relation to course...
by Salvatore Ragonese | Apr 11, 2019 | Suffolk University
John Shattuck, a professor at Tufts University, recently gave a public lecture on the topic of populism and nationalism. Although it touched upon an international issue, Shattuck’s speech was specifically intended for an American audience. Given in Boston’s historic...
by Zhuoyang Song | Apr 8, 2019 | Boston University
The elections in Sweden indicate that populism in Europe is continually rising and such trend is not good for maintaining democracy because the voice from minority groups are neglected from the agenda setting and policymaking, while only the majority elites control...
by Felicia Gordon | Apr 7, 2019 | Boston University
Jair Bolsonaro was elected into power to serve as Brazil’s President on January 1, 2019. While the brief amount of time since his Presidency began limits Bolsonaro’s role thus far in forming new policies, it does not limit the global concern about the destruction...
