democracy

Have you ever been to a city council meeting?

posted on April 2, 2020 by Austin Jones

University of Memphis Tagged With: city, council, democracy, Memphis City Council

The seat of government for an entire city considering the passage or failure of new ideas in a meeting that is open to the public…has an audience of 12-15 citizens? Sounds crazy, but it is true. To …

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How the Democratic Primary Exposes Democratic Erosion Due to Polarization

posted on February 12, 2020 by Andrea Gustafson

Boston University Tagged With: America, Bernie Sanders, democracy, Democratic Erosion, democratic primary, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, primary, Tom Steyer, Trump, United States

While the polarization of modern American politics was displayed in the nearly partisan impeachment of President Donald Trump, the current democratic primary race to decide who will face Trump in the …

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Voting Through Self-Interest is a Primary Driver of Democratic Erosion

posted on February 11, 2020 by Isaac Schneider

Boston University Tagged With: American Democracy, democracy, Democratic Erosion, Politics, United States

I am an American citizen, white, straight and male. All of these factors would, by any metric, make me more predisposed to expressing my political values through a generally more conservative lens. …

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Democracy as a Privilege

posted on December 11, 2019 by Michael De Dios

University of the Philippines, Diliman Tagged With: democracy, Developing countries, elections, privilege, underdeveloped countries, United States, Voter, Voter Turnout, voting

For years, there have been successful attempts to erode a democracy. In Argentina, Juan Peron helped lead a successful coup for two and a half years before making his bid for presidency. Augusto …

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Hong Kong Protests by Max Tewksbury

posted on December 8, 2019 by Max Tewksbury

Georgia State University Tagged With: china, democracy, Democratic Erosion

Throughout history, democracies have worked and fallen. Venezuela and North Korea are examples of this. Great Britain gained control of Hong Kong on January 25, 1841, and maintained Hong Kong until …

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Democratically Wrong: Examining the Authority of Democratic Decisions

posted on October 17, 2019 by Christofer Beaudry

Salem State University Tagged With: climate change, democracy, gun control, Instrumentalism, Proceduralism

The pressing political issues of today raise important political questions regarding the value of democratic decisions. Following the most recent Democratic Party debate, the right-side of the …

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American Political Polarization and the Discontent with Democracy By Ian Henson

posted on May 7, 2019 by Ian Henson

University of Chicago Tagged With: Congress, democracy, Polarization, populism, Trump, Venezuela

Polarization is certainly a commonly cited cause of why the current governmental system and Congress seem to be unable to get anything substantial done. There are countless news stories about the …

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The Erosion of Democracy in Venezuela by Brieana Burke

posted on May 5, 2019 by Brieana Burke

Georgia State University Tagged With: democracy, Democratic Erosion, maduro, Venezuela

Democracy was a damaged project in Latin America before the current crisis in Venezuela. Military coups d’état and other violent seizures of power in the 1960s and 1970s were followed by weak attempts …

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