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Discussing American Democracy
“Democracy is the worse form of government, except for all the other forms that have been tried from time to time.” – Winston Churchill Churchill’s statement provides a sweeping, and possibly...
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Democracy’s Decline & the Political Economy: Q&A with Kevin Archer
Over the past decade, Freedom House’s Democracy Index has recorded a worldwide decline in ‘freedom,’ while, simultaneously, European analysts have been concerned with a retreat from democracy...
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China’s Stance Toward the ”American Model of Democracy”
The 2016 presidential election in the United States has been extensively covered by the world media, and the result unsurprisingly received different reactions. While the analysts, scholars and...
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Escaping the Hydra’s Grip: Exiled Opposition Leaders’ Fight to Reform their...
The news has been full lately of autocratic leaders willing to go to any lengths to cling to power. The Maldives is daily sinking deeper into a political crisis that has seen protesters and opposition...
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Why the Progressive Left is Misreading the Democratic Base
Two words: Boaty McBoatface. Who is Boaty McBoatface, you ask? You might also ask why pop-star Pit Bull once played a tiny town in Alaska. Or why Greenpeace named a whale Mister Splashy Pants. The...
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A Global Retreat from Democracy
Beginning in the 1970s, the tidings of democracy shifted. As country after country transitioned away from authoritarian regimes as a part of what Huntington called “The Third Wave,” the prevailing...
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In Democracy Promotion, Democrats do not Outperform Trump
A criticism that is recurrently, and understandably, made of President Donald Trump relates to his unhidden reluctance to place the defense of human rights among the salient objectives of his...
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With Clampdown on Dissent, Africa’s Development May Take longer
As Nigeria prepared for its 2015 general elections, doubt was cast around the image of Muhammadu Buhari who eventually emerged victorious. Having led a military junta between 1983 and 1985, many still...
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Expanding Direct Democracy won’t make Americans feel better about Politics
As Americans watch the Brexit-related political turmoil in the United Kingdom, it is important to remember that the chaos there began in a form of direct democracy. When UK voters set in motion their...
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Is There Hope for a Hong Kong Revolution?
Hong Kong may seem like an unlikely place for a revolution. In this relatively affluent and privileged city, young people might be expected to be more concerned with making money than with protesting...
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