by Antonio Salazar Jr. | Oct 16, 2023 | School of Public Policy, Chiang Mai University
The recent national-level strike launched by the United Auto Workers (UAW) union at several major auto manufacturers in the United States against General Motors (GM), Ford Motor, and Stellantis (Chrysler owner) stands as a pivotal event in American labor history. At...
by Sterling Snape | Nov 30, 2021 | University of Georgia
It is no question that Western democracies have seen a rise in support for populist parties in the early 21st century. What has been up for debate is why. Since the beginning of the globalization movement in the 1990s, political scientists have argued about what...
by Dillan Passmore | Apr 22, 2019 | Utah State University
Populism has recently become a buzzword in the international political scene, and political actors feel frustrated when they try to reconcile its consequences. As such movements change the nature of modern democracy, political actors are left with the question: how...
by Benjamin Wuesthoff | Apr 9, 2019 | Boston University
For the past 21 weeks, France’s major cities have been gripped by an atmosphere of civil unrest as thousands of citizens take to the streets and voice their dissatisfaction with the politics and personality of their President, Emmanuel Macron. While the French are...
by SAMUEL STOYKO BOZOUKOV | Mar 13, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
In a mostly ceremonial parliamentary vote on Sunday March 11, the National People’s Congress of China voted to allow the abolishment of term limits for President Xi Jinping, allowing him to stay in power indefinitely. While China is not nominally a democratic state,...
