Doug Jones’s upset victory against Roy Moore in Tuesday’s Senate election in Alabama was more than a victory of blue over red. In this blog post I will argue that Jones’s victory is a victory for the …
It’s the party system, stupid! By Victor Brechenmacher @ Brown University
Democracies in Western Europe are undergoing dramatic changes, but it's not just because of right-wing populism. It's because Europe's party landscape is in turmoil. The 2016 British vote to leave …
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How Can Donor Organizations Improve Women’s Political Participation? by Talia Brenner @Brown University
It’s common to see education initiatives, particularly those from multilateral aid organizations and NGOs, depicted as a panacea for democratic backsliding. Among these international organizations, …
Trump and the “Foreigner Crisis”: When Believing is not Seeing by Micah Rosen @ Brown University
Crisis is an anti-democratic leader’s best friend. Populists in particular will often use the pretext of crisis—an ongoing and imminent threat to culture, security, or stability—in order to win …
Partisanship Trumps Morality: Roy Moore and the GOP Tax Bill by Zach Witkin @ Brown University
In the early hours of December 2nd, Senate Republicans passed a haphazardly written tax bill which, in its current form, perpetuates the rise of socioeconomic inequality and disproportionately affects …
War on the Horizon: Reflection on the The U.S. Patriot Act and Civil Liberties by Roxana Sanchez @ Brown University
With the recent political escalations between the United States and North Korea, war seems on the horizon. Political scientists Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt published an op-ed in the New York …