by Pauline Lutzenkirchen | Nov 25, 2022 | Boston University
When Russia launched its barbaric invasion on Ukraine, many expected a silver lining to emerge in which the Russian aggressor would become a catalyst for European states to reevaluate their democratic standing and commitment to EU values. They hoped it would expose...
by Lucas Aguayo-Garber | May 9, 2022 | Brown University
At the end of last month the Biden administration unveiled a new “Disinformation Board” within the Department of Homeland Security, aimed at attacking online “disinformation” as a national security threat in and of itself. Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has...
by Frances Fields | Oct 13, 2021 | University of Georgia
While there is hope for America’s future as a democracy, there are serious democratic backsliding issues at the present moment. Increased polarization is widely accepted as a pre-cursor to this backsliding. Polarization can have a large variety of causes, but in...
by Julianna Rossi | Nov 18, 2020 | University of Chicago
Poland’s media problem began with President Andrzej Duda’s election in 2015. He started with blatant attempts to control the commanding heights of the media, especially public television. Duda accomplished this by directly controlling messages published on TV...
by Victoria Bouchillon | May 4, 2020 | Georgia State University Perimeter College
If there is one thing history teaches us, it is that societies are more vulnerable during a time of crisis. Widespread panic is the quickest way to make people give up their rights voluntarily, and oftentimes in the moment, nothing can beat the relief and comfort of a...
