by Verina Hunt | Oct 11, 2018 | Georgia State University
The idea of protest evokes images of minorities taking a public stand or groups that are outside the mainstream protesting for basic civil liberties. When people protest, it is often against injustice or an attempt to stop a policy or practice that would go...
by Mathias Penguilly | May 16, 2018 | Georgia State University
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, we have been conditioned to believe that democracy was eternal and that no other system could triumph against it. The Western powers also consider that morally, no other political model can top the people’s...
by Victoria Hill | May 8, 2018 | American University
The weather was slightly cloudy, but surprisingly pleasant for January. Throngs of women of varying ages clustered around, carrying a homemade signs with a variety of slogans: “The future is female”. “Respect my existence or expect resistance”. “Keep your tiny hands...
by Ra'shad Johnson | May 7, 2018 | Georgia State University
The truth is the United States has never been a truly free trade country, that is allowing other countries free access to US trade markets. However, recently the United States has drafted legislation and attempted to forge trade partnerships in efforts to do so. The...
by Sam Sharman | May 4, 2018 | Georgia State University
As academics, pundits, and causal observers respond to widespread democratic erosion across the western world, many have argued that to counter democratic erosion, we need less democracy. However, this frames the solution as the problem. The real problem is that...
