The two main candidates for March's election: Democratic former governor Lee Jae-myung on the left, Conservative former prosecutor Yoon Suk-yeol on the right.Image source: …
Precursors to Democratic Erosion in Mali
Beginning with French occupation in the late 19th century, Mali has had a long history of violence as well as a …
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The Far-Right Goes Mainstream: France’s National Rally in Parliament
The National Rally (RN), France’s far-right party, gained a record high of 89 seats in the lower house of Parliament in France’s June 2022 elections. The party’s gains demonstrate the success of …
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Media Freedom in Poland Is Deteriorating
In May this year, Reporters Without Borders, also known as RSF released its annual Press Freedom Index. This report evaluates various indicators to give countries a score relative to the state’s media …
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Unprecedented Democratic Backsliding in Hungary: Is it Too Late to Turn Around?
When Russia launched its barbaric invasion on Ukraine, many expected a silver lining to emerge in which the Russian aggressor would become a catalyst for European states to reevaluate their democratic …
Democracy’s Last Stand in the Middle East: Kais Saied’s Tunisia
The 2010 revolution in Tunisia did more than just birth the Arab Spring, it birthed democracy for the first time in the country’s history. Previously under Ottoman and French rule, Tunisia became a …
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Populism and Its Consequences: Democratic Backsliding and Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi
In 1947 India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru spoke of freedom and democracy, marking the transition away from English colonialism. Three years later India's constitution was created. India …
Singapore’s Contradiction of Modernization Theory
In 1959, Lipset posited that the modernization of a country is conducive to democratization. Lipset understood modernization to include development in industrialization, urbanization, wealth and …
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