In this post, I hope to accomplish two related but separate goals. First, I’ll show you why political polarization is a viable threat to democracy. Second, using data from Bright Line Watch surveys, I …
Myanmar’s Transition to Democracy: Is Illiberalism a “Bump in the Road?” By Rachel Risoleo @Brown University
Max Fisher of the New York Times recently noted that although Myanmar was once a beacon of democratic transition from a recently de-militarized state, it is now a “study in how it [democracy] fails.” …
The Fluid Russian Propaganda by Artur Avkhadiev @ Brown University
State propaganda organizes the society in a form least conflicting with the state’s objectives. The propaganda’s content is a utilitarian, rather than ideological, concern. Ideology is valuable …
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Catching the “Bad Hombres”: The United States undermines its own efforts by Roxana Sanchez @ Brown University
Trump’s infamous comments during the 2016 presidential elections about Mexican immigrants and his stubborn efforts to build an expensive wall on the US-Mexico border are not reflective of true …
The Evolution of Trust in American Democracy by Alexis Viera @ Brown University
In 2016, The Economist Intelligence Unit’s democracy index demoted the U.S. from a “full democracy” to a “flawed democracy,” citing a declining trend with regard to confidence in political …
In Alabama, Democracy Defeats Theocracy by Jonathan Silin @ Brown University
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 …