As seen in several cases of democratic erosion, cunning politicians get publicly elected on a popular platform, and as soon as their shoes hit the floor of their shiny new office they change their …
Is Italy Flirting with Fascism Once Again? by Kelsey Holmes @ UCLA
The recent general election in Italy that occurred on March 4, 2018, showed that the state is moving away from its democratic ties. Democratic backsliding can be defined as the breaking down of, …
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Is South Korea heading away from democratic form of government?
Economic success and economic allocation under authoritarian political suppression began to be overturned in South Korea during the late 1980’s. Democratic policies gradually substituted autarchy with …
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The Death of Russian Democracy Under Putin by Jordan Nakdimon @ UCLA
On March 4th, 2018, the Russian government, led by President Vladimir Putin, demonstrated once again what almost the entire world already knows: Russia is currently a highly aggressive, largely …
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Austrian Democracy is Safe – For Now by Lindsey Powell @ University of Pennsylvania
On March 12th, Austrian citizens and political elites gathered at Heldenplatz, the public courtyard in front of Vienna’s Hofburg Palace. The date marks the 80th anniversary of Hitler’s "Anschluss", or …
Is Poland Facing Democratic Backsliding? by Kensharra Davis @UCLA
Is Poland Facing Democratic Backsliding? “Free courts, free elections, and free Poland,” are the words that many people chant as they protest in Warsaw [1]. In 2015, the presidential and …
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