On April 23rd 2017, what many French people and analysts abroad feared happened: the far-right, with 21.3% of the votes, was a round close to the presidency. But why were people so scared of Marine Le …
Re-militarizing Japan. Abe’s abuse of overwhelming power by Ippei Kato @ University of California, Los Angeles
Japan, one of the most peaceful and safest country that has never experienced any configuration after WWⅡ, is facing undemocratic crisis that can change its long-standing neutral position and find its …
The Orban Road to Autocracy by Lasini Piyadigama @ University of California, Los Angeles
Democratic backsliding is the process of democratic countries moving away from the fundamental ideas of democracy, like free and fair elections, strong rule of law and freedom of speech. This reversal …
Hungary’s “Dictator” Viktor Orban by Margaret Borse @ University of California, Los Angeles
Since Viktor Orban became Prime Minister of Hungary in 2010, democracy in Hungary has clearly been eroding. In the sense that is discussed in "Democracy's Gatekeepers" by Levitsky and Ziblatt, Viktor …
Who is Fighting Democratic Erosion at the Local Level? By Jackson Schumacher @ The Ohio State University
I arrived at the city council chambers as the zoning and planning meeting was getting to head. Spirited debates over the choice to re-zone area A09-17-42 from low density residential to low density …
It’s not all about the money…right, guys? by Marissa Kelly
$250 to attend. $1,000 to be a host. $1,500—sometimes more—for a picture with the famous senator or celebrity or whomever the campaign managed to get for this particular event. If you’ve ever …
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