authoritarianism

Ecuador on the Edge

posted on October 10, 2024 by Sam Levine

Brown University Tagged With: authoritarianism, democratic backsliding, Ecuador, Latin America, populism

Once considered among the most stable countries in Latin America, Ecuador has been rocked by a surge of gang-related violence in the last few years. The homicide rate has more than quadrupled, …

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Czechia: Is Democratic Erosion Covertly at an All Time High?

posted on November 21, 2023 by Peyton Hill

University of Memphis Tagged With: authoritarianism, Czechia, Democratic Erosion

In the heart of Central Europe, Czechia, formerly known as the Czech Republic, has long been celebrated for its rich history and democratic evolution post the Velvet Revolution. The Velvet Revolution, …

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Here is One Turkey That Needs to be Saved This Thanksgiving

posted on November 20, 2023 by Laylah Gasca

University of Memphis Tagged With: authoritarianism, Erdogan, military coup, populism, Turkey

Recep Erdogan has just won his third consecutive term as Turkey's president, so what does this mean for Turkey's democracy? What was once a thriving example of a steady democracy to its neighboring …

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Stealth Authoritarianism being an American Compromise.

posted on November 20, 2023 by Tom Huynh

University of Memphis Tagged With: Atlanta, authoritarianism, city hall, Civil Rights, Civil society, Cop City, democratic backsliding, Democratic Erosion, Democrats, Donald Trump, elections, Environmentalism, Georgia, Non partisian, petitions, Polarization, police brutality, protest, Public comments, racial minorities, republicans, social justice, Southern States, Stealth Authoritarianism, United States, Voter Suppression

The Democratic Erosion Project exist to help shed light on how democracy falls apart and ways to preserve it as the rise of authoritarian states spread across the democratic world. However in the …

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How Claims of Fraudulent Elections Threaten Trust in American Democracy

posted on May 3, 2023 by Nick Moss

University of Utah Tagged With: authoritarianism, Doug Mastriano, stolen election

Trump supporters at a 'stop the steal' protest in Atlanta, Georgia In the past few years, the United States has experienced unprecedented levels of claims of a fraudulent or stolen election. The …

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Is There Any Hope Left for Belarus? 2020 Election Protests in “the Last Dictatorship in Europe”

posted on January 6, 2023 by Hatice Betul Cim

Sabanci University Tagged With: authoritarianism, Belarus, democracy, Lukashenko, protest

Following the 2020 presidential election results in favor of Lukashenko, Belarusians move to the streets demanding free and fair elections and democracy. However, this resulted in increasing state …

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Myanmar: Exhibit A of the Danger of Military Rule

posted on November 27, 2022 by Alexander Brumfield

Boston University Tagged With: authoritarianism, Coup, Coup d'etat, Democratic Erosion, democratization, myanmar, Tatmadaw

While the international community holds various broad examples of the inherent flaws in military institutions in government, Myanmar’s short history of democracy blows any other example far out of the …

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