Fighting Fake News: Lessons from the World’s Top Target
2018 was a year of awakening in Taiwan. Two high-profile events threw the consequences of fake news into relief. First, Su Chii-cherng, the envoy...
Brown University
Can Democracies Wait Another 2,500 Years to Meet Today’s Needs?
In 500 BC, during Athens' golden age of democracy, the voting age was set at 18. Over 2,500 years later, this threshold remains the same in the...
Présidence Impériale: Executive Aggrandizement in Macron’s France
Romantic evening strolls by the Seine, fragrant cafes and boulangeries, political crises and popular unrest—what is more quintessentially French...
In the U.S. and Western Europe, similar immigration backlash is a symptom of two different problems.
As the United States and Western European countries confront historic surges in migration, the backlash-fueled success of far-right parties has...
Time to Say Au Revoir to Laïcité
For the past three decades, one article of clothing has captivated the attention of the fashion capital of the world: headscarves. From Marine...
The Digital Divide: Social Media’s Role in Polarization and Democratic Backsliding
It was a week after Donald Trump won the US 2024 Presidential Election. My little sister texted me frantically: “Mom keeps accusing Dad of voting...
Addressing the coup-demic: Why Regime Change Matters for Democratic Erosion
On the very first day of my “Democratic Erosion” seminar, I voiced my unease about the state of democracy in the Sahel—a region currently...
The Power of the Young: A New Era of Democracy for Bangladesh
Throughout Bangladesh’s history and into the present, student- and youth-led movements have spearheaded efforts to influence political change....
How the European Union Facilitates Democratic Erosion At Home
Protecting and fostering democracy has been a cornerstone of the European Union project since its founding. Yet the recent rise of antidemocratic...