In his book "What is Populism," Jan-Werner Müller presents a nuanced definition of populism that emphasizes its anti-pluralist, exclusionary nature and appeal to the chosen people against a corrupt …
“Positive Populism” in Electoral Campaign Overshadowed by Post-Election Reality in Slovenia
In the 2022 parliamentary elections, Janez Janša, a right-wing populist leader of the SDS party was defeated by Robert Golob and his Freedom Movement, a new party on the scene. According to both …
Governing a Country You Don’t Want to Exist: Separatists Once Again Key in Government Formation after Spanish Elections
Time and votes simultaneously unveiled themselves in the recent July 2023 elections as Spain looked on a highway to a political block. With traditional socialist PSOE unwilling to reach agreements …
Plan B: The Erosion of the Mexican Electoral System
Last February, Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) received massive criticism for recently approved electoral reforms that seek to undermine Mexico’s most renowned independent …
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Supporting the Workforce of Democracy
In the US, we have a large and organized workforce that otherwise goes unnoticed during the elections. The workers on election day are composed of volunteers and government workers alike, each of them …
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Americans Care About Their Vote: A Student’s Perspective On Poll Working
By: Kimberly Brown Georgia State University With political polarization levels being higher than ever seen, citizens are divided on almost every belief: except voting. The patterns I saw …
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How Democratic Backsliding Hurts Elections? The Case of Orban’s Victory in 2022 Hungary General Elections
Hungary was seen as the success story of democratization among post-communist countries. When Orbán won the majority in 2010, democratic backsliding indicators came out of the box. Therefore, one …
The Importance of Non-Voting Youth Involvement
Through most of high school, I thought that the only way to get involved politically was through protests and online movements. It wasn’t until senior year that, after a conversation with a mayoral …
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