by SAMANTHA LYNN MOAN | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
President Cristina Fernandez Kirchner followed in the footsteps of Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, bringing in a new leftist wave of populism to Argentina. Kirchner’s efforts to censor the media, degrade autonomous institutions, and silence opposition highlight her...
by Carolyn Stephens | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
In 2016, the populist Law and Justice party (PiS) of Poland gained a majority in the lower house of parliament without a coalition. The party consequently used their legislative power to adjust the judicial and electoral systems in their own favor. This legislation...
by JONATHAN PAUL KIDD | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
“…And yet, the amateurs are the ones conquering the world and I’m rejoicing in it because the professionals are the ones who have reduced the world to this state”(Durden). – Beppe Grillo A Dangerous storm of Populism and Authoritarianism has been brewing in...
by UMA MUKUL VAINGANKAR | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
RIDING IN ON A LOW Hugo Chavez rose to power in Venezuela almost two decades ago in the midst of public distrust and discontentment with the Venezuelan government and judiciary. In 1992, Presidente Carlos Andrés Pérez Rodríguez survived two coup attempts led by then...
by Ricardo Taylor | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
The right-wing populist party Alternative for Germany (AfD), has gained momentum in the recent years, and has managed to use social media to their advantage. In the recent 2017 elections AfD, gained 13% of the vote, which led them to gain seats in the German...
