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The Governance of Internet Shutdowns

Amid a global rise in internet shutdowns, governments are using digital blackouts as tools of political control. This article compares India and Myanmar to show how legal oversight shapes the scope and duration of shutdowns, producing targeted disruptions in some contexts and sweeping blackouts in others. The analysis reveals that legal constraints matter not because they prevent shutdowns, but because they structure how power is exercised in a digital landscape.

Posted On : Published By : Victoria Varsamis
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The Politics of Counting Femicide in Post-Convention Turkey

This article examines how Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention reshaped the way femicide is measured and contested. It argues that reduced political commitment weakened the transparency of state data collection, increasing data reliance on civil society tracking and demonstrating that the measurement of violence is a political process in itself.

Posted On : Published By : Victoria Varsamis
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Examining Democratic Erosion: Can the United States Learn From Germany?

Democratic collapse is not always sudden. While a coup d’état is a clear break, democracies can be subtly dismantled through processes that erode their foundational elements. Citizens often fail to recognize a state’s descent into fascism—a political movement defined by militarism and the suppression of individual rights—until they have lost the democratic power to counter it.

Posted On : Published By : Victoria Varsamis