The recent upholding of a Turkish court’s decision to convict dissenting journalists demonstrates that, in the case of Turkey, the use of explicitly anti-democratic politics is woven in with a subtler …
The Varying Difficulties of Constitutional Modification: A Threat or Benefit to Democracy? By Ian Henson
Constitutions are widely recognized as a critical or essential component to a well-functioning democracy. Although many would agree that the U.S. Constitution is not a perfect document, it has existed …
Media Denunciation by Gabriel Moran
Around the world, there has been an attack on the media in countries everywhere that experience democratic backsliding. In places like Turkey, Venezuela, Poland and many more, the media remains under …
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POLARIZATION, POLITICAL PARTY AND POPULISM by Jerry Buenavista @ University of the Philippines – Diliman
Polarization is instrumental in President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Justice and Development Party’s emergence and continuance as dominant political forces in Turkey and it is hurting the country’s …
Ambivalence and Irony: ATATURKISM AND ISLAMISM IN TURKEY by Jerry Buenavista @ University of the Philippines-Diliman
From the ashes of the two great world empires - the Byzantine and the Ottoman - gave birth to a modern state of Turkey. It became a republic in 1923 with Mustafa Kemal Ataturk as the founder and first …
Analyzing the Democratic Erosion in Turkey by Joshua Varela @ University of California, Los Angeles
On July 15, 2016, an event occurred in Turkey that rarely occurs in mature democracies. The Turkish armed forces initiated a coup d’état against Turkish governmental institutions, namely Turkish …
A TURKISH TRAGEDY by JONAH KAY @ UCLA
A Turkish Tragedy Recent actions taken by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have put the country in the spotlight due to the proliferate democratic erosion that has been unfolding. …
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How Much Longer Does Turkey Have Before it Erupts? by Nefthaly Rivera @ University of California, Los Angeles
As seen in several cases of democratic erosion, cunning politicians get publicly elected on a popular platform, and as soon as their shoes hit the floor of their shiny new office they change their …