Despite not having grown up in the US, for virtually all my life I’ve heard about the robustness of American democracy, including – …
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posted on by Atman Mehta
University of Chicago Tagged With: Democratic Erosion, judicial independence, judiciary, United States
Despite not having grown up in the US, for virtually all my life I’ve heard about the robustness of American democracy, including – …
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posted on by Patrick Connor
Brown University Tagged With: 2020, Democratic Erosion, Donald Trump, election, election manipulation, federal, federal elections, gerrymandering, manipulation, United States
One month before Election Day, Republican Governor Greg Abbott issued two executive orders altering the newfound role of Texas as a swing state in the 2020 federal elections. First, he restricted …
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posted on 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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posted on by Samy Castaneda
Williams College Tagged With: accountability, Coronavirus, Democratic Erosion, mexico, political circus, totalitarianism, United States
Headline stories such as President Trump banning TikTok in the U.S. and President Andrés Manual Lopéz Obrador commenting on high profile Mexican elites’ scandals have taken over the media and these …
posted on by Gina Dematteo
Suffolk University Tagged With: COVID-19, Democratic Erosion, election commission, elections, voter disenfranchisement, Voter Identification, Voter Suppression
Faced with sudden challenges due to the pandemic, along with circulating misinformation, voters are left confused ahead of the November …
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posted on by Harper Blankenship
University of Georgia Tagged With: BJP, Democratic Erosion, India, Narendra Modi, nationalism
Mob violence and mass rioting engulfed New Delhi earlier this year, with images of defenseless Indian Muslims beaten in the streets; their faces bloodied, their businesses and homes turned to ash. …
posted on by Lauren Alvarez-Romero
University of Georgia Tagged With: Autocracy, Belarus, Democratic Erosion, dictatorship, Eastern Europe, Stealth Authoritarianism
Stalin. Hitler. Kim Jong-Il. These are all names that easily come to mind when one thinks of a dictatorship. People usually do not associate good things with these names. When someone says …
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posted on by Defne Basbugoglu
Koç University Tagged With: BJP, Democratic Erosion, India, LGBT, Marriage, Secton 377, The Penal Code, Transgender, Transgender Bill
Despite its decreasing overall democracy scores, India has progressed forward with LGBT rights on the last decade. Still, LGBT activists and international organisations are not satisfied with the …
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