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A New Brand of Autocratic Consolidation: A Case Study in Ethiopia

posted on December 10, 2020 by Reshi Rajan

University of Georgia Tagged With: Africa, autocrat, Ethiopia

A new brand of Autocratic Consolidation: A Case Study in Ethiopia He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019, but Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is now on the cusp of dealing with a civil …

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Master Manipulators: How the PiS’s Strategy for Media Control Was Hampered by the Public

posted on November 18, 2020 by Julianna Rossi

University of Chicago Tagged With: authoritarianism, autocrat, censorship, duda, Eastern Europe, Free Speech, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, journalism, media, media bias, media censorship, media control, media freedom, media repression, pis, Poland

Poland’s media problem began with President Andrzej Duda’s election in 2015. He started with blatant attempts to control the commanding heights of the media, especially public television. Duda …

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Is Thailand Experiencing Democratic Erosion?

posted on October 21, 2020 by Kristy Lam

University of Chicago Tagged With: authoritarianism, Autocracy, autocrat, Crisis, democratic backsliding, Democratic Erosion, elections, hybrid democracy, national emergency, political protest, protest, protests, state of emergency, thai, Thailand

On October 15, when escalating protests led to thousands of demonstrators gathering publicly on the anniversary of a student-led uprising against a military dictatorship, Prime Minister Prayut invoked …

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