Sabanci University

Legitimating Authority Through Elections: Orbán’s Hungary

Hungary, a country which transitioned to democracy fairly peacefully after years of Soviet pressure and communist rule, now struggles with...

After the constitutional referendum in 2017 Turkey, the state started a new era of its democratic history. In 2017 Turkey held a referendum and...

The current global crisis of democracy also extends to Latin America, where half of the countries display signs of democratic erosion. In this...

Democracy has been specified as the fundamental reason for the long-unseen historical record of the reign of peace. Today, the world is...

Hungary was seen as the success story of democratization among post-communist countries. When Orbán won the majority in 2010, democratic...

Following the 2020 presidential election results in favor of Lukashenko, Belarusians move to the streets demanding free and fair elections and...

Turkey has recently enacted a new law on media disinformation, which has sparked widespread concern and criticism from human rights...

Once described as the champion of the third wave of democratization in Europe, Hungary has become a pioneer of democratic backsliding. The...

A recent attempted coup has rocked Peru. Former president Pedro Castillo dissolved congress and attempted to install a “Government of Exception”...