by Frances Fields | Nov 30, 2021 | University of Georgia
For 25 years, one of the greatest protections of free speech survived within a law largely created to limit free speech on the Internet. Three years after the Internet became public, the Communications Decency Act of 1996 was passed to prevent certain indecent...
by Tori Ragan | Nov 30, 2021 | University of Georgia
In 1958, Venezuelans managed to overthrow their dictator and began hosting free and fair elections(https://www.cfr.org/timeline/venezuelas-chavez-era). Venezuela became one of those countries that were internationally considered a strong democracy. Their status...
by Humayra Bramblett | Oct 14, 2021 | University of Georgia
By Humayra Bramblett When defining democracy, the right to vote can be considered one of its key features. Yet in the past decade, the right to vote has become a privilege rather than an inherent citizen’s right, leaving some with the ability to vote at ease and...
by Luke Caggiano | Oct 13, 2021 | University of Georgia
Elected in 1994, Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko has consolidated an alarmingly substantial amount of power using Belarus’ democratic institutions to undermine his political opponents and weaken the country’s democratic structures that would otherwise serve...
by Travis Hueber | Apr 21, 2021 | Arizona State University
Niger’s recent 2020 elections has been labeled an important period of democratization: securing its first transition of power between democratically elected leaders (Balima, 2021). This transition did not involve partisan alteration, with the winner, Mohamed Bazoum,...
