June 23, 2019, was an important day for the Czech Republic. On this date, one of the biggest protests of the Republic's history is formed (after the Velvet Revolution in 1989). More than 250.000 …
Belgians, Belgium Citizens and the Others…
Belgium is a consolidated democracy that scores 96 out of 100 according to the freedom house index (2019) and it is the first state that used proportional representation. Moreover, the country often …
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South Korea’s Democratic Facade
The state of South Korea's democracy is precarious; instead of a positive trend of democratization, democratic erosion is the prevalent force. De-democratization with a myriad of names refers to …
Stop Waiting on the Feeling, There Isn’t One: Democratic Backsliding in the United States by Jessamyn Lockett
Forget the clickbait: President Donald J. Trump and the Republican party are unraveling the democratic process in the United States, just because you cannot “feel” it, …
Can Coronavirus Lead to Terrorism in a Consociational Democracy? Case of Lebanon
For a long time, Lebanon has been synonymous for civil conflicts and sectarian clientelism; Lebanese citizens never had a high level of solidarity and sympathy across their various sects and regions. …
Losing Faith: Fear Tactics, Cynicism, and Auguries
“Democracy’s Enemy Within,” an article published by the Economist in August of 2019, discusses the fatal flaw that is deteriorating many of the world’s modern democracies from the inside out: …
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How Bernie Sanders’ Presidential Bid Is A Symptom of Democratic Backsliding
While Democrats worry about the possibility of another four years of Donald Trump in the middle of a crowded Democratic Primary with multiple candidates making strides to clinch the Democratic …
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Democratic Backsliding in Bolivia
Bolivia is a Presidential Republican governmental state. In 2005, Bolivia moved toward socialism by electing Evo Morales as president. He ran on a promise to change the traditional political class of …