I haven’t done one of these in a while. Here are some links for your reading pleasure:
- What happened when Russia tried to ban Telegram (a communications app). An interesting look at the trade-offs faced by the state, since blocking access to Telegram also prevents access to lots of other websites.
- China’s challenge to democracy. Can the Chinese model be appealing in the USA or Europe?
- Student protests in Nicaragua, which most people would consider a hybrid (competitive authoritarian) regime.
- China cracks down on non-political apps. Part of the new centralization and personalization of power?
- Not strictly related to the main topics of the course, but an interesting piece about the politics of the Marvel Comics universe. Points out the ways in which democracy appears to be devalued in it.
- Why dictators love development statistics. We’ll talk more about data falsification this week.
- K-pop as a propaganda tool.
- An interesting overview of Ethiopian politics (another hybrid regime).
- How protests in Armenia led to the resignation of the prime minister. People are comparing these protests to a new “color revolution”, a concept we will discuss further later in the term.
- How Cubans feel about the recent transition from the Castros.
- Why elections in Turkey will be won by Erdogan, and why they still matter.
- “Social credit” in China: useful or another set of authoritarian mechanisms?.
- How liberal democracy became the enemy in Hungary and Poland.
Enjoy!
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