Vertical Accountability

WhatsApp Drives a Double-Edged Sword Through Nigerian Democracy

posted on January 19, 2021 by Tzion Jones

Brown University Tagged With: Africa, African policitcs, Disinformation, fake news, Nigeria, social media, Vertical Accountability, West Africa

Social media and democracy often share a love-hate relationship in the Global South. In many cases, the blessing of free communication arrives alongside an infectious misinformation curse. In Nigeria, …

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Symptomatic: Argentina Is Infected With Threats to Its Democracy

posted on November 23, 2020 by Connor Weathers

Suffolk University Tagged With: Argentina, Corruption, democratic backsliding, Democratic Erosion, economic crisis, Horizontal Accountability, horizontal corruption, judicial independence, kirchner, Latin America, Vertical Accountability, vertical corruption

The stability of Argentinian democracy is under threat. Multiple precursors to democratic erosion are present, including ongoing threats to both vertical and horizontal accountability exemplified by …

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Charter Schools, Vouchers, and School Choice- We Want to Know Where We’re Headed… Right? by Cedric Williams

posted on March 26, 2019 by Cedric Williams

University of Memphis Tagged With: Charter Schools, Horizontal Accountability, School Vouchers, Tennessee Charter School Center, Tennessee Education System, Vertical Accountability

This past February I had the that opportunity to attend a legislative breakfast hosted by the Tennessee Charter School Center and in it, realized one very important thing- no one there knew what the …

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A Case Study of South Korea Rise and Fall in Anti-corruption Combats by Haocheng Bi @ University of California, Los Angeles

posted on March 15, 2018 by HAOCHENG BI

University of California, Los Angeles Tagged With: Civil society, Confucianism, Money Politics, SamSung, South Korea, Vertical Accountability

In late October 2016, Jay Y. Lee, the head of Samsung South Korea’s largest conglomerate, was reported to "have bribed totaling more than $36 million" to Choi Soon-sil, a long-time friend of President …

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