by Mart Peedel | Apr 7, 2025 | Tartu University
Anti-Government Protests and Democratic Erosion in Slovakia In its 2025 report, Transparency International highlighted Slovakia as a “country to watch”, noting that the reforms implemented by Prime Minister R. Fico’s government are directly associated with a...
by elizabeth_morvatz@brown.edu | Dec 4, 2024 | Brown University
“All elected leaders buy votes. Even children know that” (NPR). This is how governance in India is viewed by many of its citizens: a system that is democratic in name, with duly elected leaders, but cannot avoid the influence of money and power. One of the faults of...
by Britton Dedmon | Nov 21, 2023 | University of Memphis
The shape of the Venezuelan nation has been suffering for decades now. What was once a booming country has been on a rapid decline. The petrostate quality of the nation has switched from a saving grace to a hindrance under the elites and governance of Venezuela in the...
by Natalie Canter | Oct 16, 2023 | Boston University
There is great fear that Guatemala’s democracy is weakening beyond the point of return. Amid election fraud, Guatemala has turned into a country of chaos. The protests are threatening lives; as road blockades are preventing food and water from being transported. The...
by TIN MOE HEIN | Oct 12, 2023 | School of Public Policy, Chiang Mai University
Introduction Vietnam introduced the Anti-Corruption Law, which came into effect on July 1, 2019, and forms the basis for the application of the Penal Code in relation to bribery offenses. The law serves as a “code of conduct” for those in positions of...
