It is obvious, at this time within the United States’ short history, that a deep rift has complicated and split the American public. Speaking publicly about politics often comes with being chastised …
Donald Trump and Democratic Backsliding: The Threat of a Populist and More Polarized America
As the 2024 Presidential election comes close, many of us are asking the same fearful questions: if Donald Trump finds his way to power again, will this ultimately diminish democracy …
How American Political Structures Helped Trump Grab Power
The United States of America is often regarded as one of the oldest modern democracies. The U.S. constitution is well known as a forefront in “the democratic experiment” and throughout history the …
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Make Sweden Great Again: How Can We Understand Populism in Sweden?
Sweden presents an especially interesting case in the study of democratic erosion. How does a country that scored 100/100 on Freedom House in 2023 find itself at the forefront of criticism concerning …
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Democratic Erosion in Turkey Can Help Us Understand the Importance of Protecting Institutions in the Face of Extreme Polarization
For the first time since Democracy’s Third Wave in the late 20th century, the number of countries transitioning into democracies has been recently met with the same amount of countries backsliding, a …
Democratic Erosion in Bolivia
The story of democratic erosion in Bolivia is not a normal case of democratic erosion. Often in analyzing democratic erosion, there is a clear cause and effect. The Bolivia case is not black and …
“Positive Populism” in Electoral Campaign Overshadowed by Post-Election Reality in Slovenia
In the 2022 parliamentary elections, Janez Janša, a right-wing populist leader of the SDS party was defeated by Robert Golob and his Freedom Movement, a new party on the scene. According to both …
Governing a Country You Don’t Want to Exist: Separatists Once Again Key in Government Formation after Spanish Elections
Time and votes simultaneously unveiled themselves in the recent July 2023 elections as Spain looked on a highway to a political block. With traditional socialist PSOE unwilling to reach agreements …
