by Tornike Goglidze | Apr 1, 2025 | Tartu University
How tolerating and encouraging violence fuels democratic backsliding in Georgia During the past few months, the streets of Tbilisi—the capital of Georgia—have been constantly crowded with mass protests. The protest is still alive; to this day, it...
by Anna Thorner | Apr 21, 2024 | Ursinus College
Haiti is currently facing a political and social crisis. The rest of the world has fallen silent in terms of providing necessary aid and military action to help the victims of Haiti. Haiti is a backsliding democracy which has faced several public health and natural...
by Colby Dodd | Nov 21, 2023 | University of Memphis
The very tumultuous and vibrant discourse that is Gun Control in the United States is something that has been contributing to the downfall of our country’s democracy for quite some time. This is a topic that we have Americans have been debating amongst ourselves...
by Aaron Mathauer | Mar 13, 2022 | University of Georgia
Discussions of police violence in American cities have led to the introduction of some troubling policy changes since the initial surge of protests in the summer of 2020. Rather than addressing the conduct of law enforcement, lawmakers across thirty-four states have...
by Joshua Ageloff | Feb 16, 2022 | Boston University
The riot of the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021 was an unprecedented event in American history. That afternoon, thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol building in a violent attempt to prevent the certification by the United...