Reports from Astana, Kazakhstan — Opposition faces Russian media demands; a November snap election; and, the long game
Kazakhstan presents a dilemma for the global democratic movement. The oil-rich nation has the potential to lead the region in democracy. In January 2022, people power spoke and secured major victories for Opposition and civil rights. The new President Tokayev seemed to signal new hope that the thuggery and high handed abuses of power of […]
Michael Coppedge on Why Democracies Emerge, Why They Decline, and Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) – Democracy Paradox
Michael Coppedge is a principle investigator at V-Dem. We discuss some of their finding about why democracies rise and why they fall — Read on democracyparadox.com/2022/06/28/michael-coppedge-on-why-democracies-emerge-why-they-decline-and-varieties-of-democracy-v-dem/