by Wenquan Xiao | May 7, 2019 | University of Chicago
On March 30, 2019 Zuzana Caputova, leader of Progressive Slovakia (PS), won a sweeping victory in the country’s presidential election. In a few months, she will become Slovakia’s first female president. Her triumph marks a symbolic victory for liberalism in Central...
by Matthew Sparks | Apr 22, 2019 | University of Chicago
On paper, at least, Russia has all of the necessary institutions of a functioning liberal democracy, with regular elections and even bodies specifically devoted to overseeing the election process. Certainly, there have been some warning signs, especially in the...
by Isabel Colyer | Apr 4, 2019 | Saint Louis University
On Sunday, January 13th of this year, hundreds of Polish residents flocked to an outdoor stage in Gdansk to attend the Great Orchestra of Christmas, Poland’s largest annual charity event. It was the Grand Finale concert, and audiences expected to enjoy the music while...
by Minch | May 18, 2018 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
Ukraine prides itself with three revolutions – 1991 independence from Russia, 2004 Orange Revolution and the 2014 Euromaidan. These historical junctures are inextricably linked to Ukraine’s democratic consolidation on two accounts – transition to democracy and...
by Victoria Hill | Apr 24, 2018 | American University
In April 2018, Serzh Sargsyan reached the end of his constitutionally-allowed two terms as President of Armenia. Less than ten days later, the national assembly elected him as Prime Minister. The reaction was swift and uncompromising: for ten days, citizens took to...
