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May 21, 2024
Joseph Wrights interest in studying dictators and authoritarian leaders began during a concert at a Chilean military academy while he was studying abroad.
May 20, 2024
Democracy Works host Michael Berkman, director of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy and professor of political science, talks with fellow Penn State political scientist Joe Wright about his new book, "The Origins of Elected Strongmen: How Personalist Parties Destroy Democracy from Within."
May 18, 2024
Aid groups welcome the start of operations to send aid into Gaza from a floating pier but say it's no substitute for land-based aid shipments. UNICEF spokesperson Tess Ingram on the war's dire consequences for children in Gaza. As Russian forces advance along the frontlines in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin shores up Moscow's alliance with China in a two-day visit meeting with his counterpart in Beijing Andrea Kendall-Taylor, senior fellow with the Center for a New American Securi...
February 28, 2024
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February 11, 2024
A second Trump presidency is likely to damage American democracy even more than his first term did due to power dynamics in the GOP.
February 3, 2024
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM's home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. As former President Donald Trump…
February 2, 2024
As former President Donald Trump edges closer to clinching the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, our political science research has shown that a second Trump presidency is likely to damage American democracy even more than his first term did. The reason has less to do&#...
February 1, 2024
Republican elites have embraced Trump as their leader. AP Photo/Alex Brandon Erica Frantz, Michigan State University; Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Yale University, and Joseph Wright, Penn State As former President Donald Trump edges closer to clinching the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, our political science research has shown that a second Trump presidency is likely to damage […]
January 30, 2024
A second Trump presidency may be a danger to democracy, but that’s more to do with the Republican Party than Trump himself, researchers of authoritarianism explain.
January 30, 2024
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)