Democratic Erosion University Course Student Blog

Students enrolled in our course are encouraged to write for the course blog, and to read and comment on posts from students at other participating universities. The blog offers students the opportunity to analyze current events through the lens of the theory and case studies they engage with through the course.

These are student blog posts written by student participants in the Democratic Erosion Course. These posts were not written by nor represent the views of the Democratic Erosion Consortium.

Food Security is Rooted Abroad

Global fertilizer supply chains connect geopolitical events abroad to food production at home in ways most consumers don’t see.

The Meaning of Silence : What the moment of silence for Melissa Hortman says about American democracy

On June 14, 2025, the lives of Melissa Hortman who was a House speaker in Minnesota and her husband Mark were taken in what authorities believe to be a politically motivated act of violence. The same day Senator John Hoffman and his wife were also shot and...

Buying Injustice: The Hidden Harms of this Act.

Are we looking to create a thriving society, or are we allowing fear into the lives of immigrant families? As new immigration policies appear, the question become, how do we prevent the changes that involve separating families and dismantling the place that...

A Turning Point for Immigration Reform in the 2024 Presidential Election

Oct 10, 2024 | Ohio State University

The failure to address immigration in formal debate is something that has happened for at least a decade now! The failure to EVEN have discourse about immigration is...

The 2024 Illuminati Election

Oct 10, 2024 | Ohio State University

“I’ll talk to you the minute you stop killing children,” he proclaims as he closes the door in our faces. My roommate, a public policy major, has been interning as a...

Killingly Board of Education relies on technology for meetings

Apr 12, 2020 | Suffolk University

On April 8th, 2020, the Killingly Board of Education members met over Zoom to discuss certain items on their agenda. Certain points include the transition to remote online learning and an update,...

Every Vote Counts: Unless You’re a Minority

Apr 12, 2020 | Georgia State University

Voter suppression tactics have been used in elections for decades but has been widely ignored until recently. Why did it take the outcome of the 2016 election to bring light to the subject and why...

Security Lapse or Security Breach: The latest on the list of struggles for Israeli voters

Apr 12, 2020 | Georgia State University

Imagine if your social security card was posted online. Now, imagine every citizen’s social security number, address, and phone number were posted online. This also occurs only a few weeks before...

Felon Disenfranchisement and the Right to Vote

Apr 12, 2020 | Georgia State University

In 2018, 1.4 million people were granted the ability to vote. Florida passed legislation to restore voting rights, and people all over the United States deemed this to be a step towards a stronger...

Can holding politicians and lawmakers accountable help in the fight against Human Trafficking?

Apr 12, 2020 | Suffolk University

With slavery being abolished in 1865, one would think that there are no slaves in the United States in the 21st Century. However, this is a misconception held by many. Human trafficking is a modern...

The Downfalls of Gate-keeping: What Bernie Sanders Dropping out of the election says about the Pitfalls of American Democracy

Apr 12, 2020 | Boston University

Trump’s tumultuous election in 2016 left half of the country shell shocked. However, the election was not as abnormal as it was originally depicted as but rather the result of years of two party...

Democratic Erosion University Course Student Blog

Food Security is Rooted Abroad

The Meaning of Silence : What the moment of silence for Melissa Hortman says about American democracy

Buying Injustice: The Hidden Harms of this Act.

A Turning Point for Immigration Reform in the 2024 Presidential Election

The 2024 Illuminati Election

Killingly Board of Education relies on technology for meetings

Every Vote Counts: Unless You’re a Minority

Security Lapse or Security Breach: The latest on the list of struggles for Israeli voters

Felon Disenfranchisement and the Right to Vote

Can holding politicians and lawmakers accountable help in the fight against Human Trafficking?

The Downfalls of Gate-keeping: What Bernie Sanders Dropping out of the election says about the Pitfalls of American Democracy

The Politicization of The US Judicial System Empowers Authoritarianism

Paranoid Politics in the US Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

The UK’s Coronavirus Failure

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