The world we live in is increasingly becoming authoritarian. Although the majority of the world’s states are now ruled by authoritarian regimes, there is no clear scholarly consensus on how the rising authoritarian regimes legitimize their rule to stay in power. This thesis inve…
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The Southern Farmers' Alliance led the largest coalition of late-nineteenth-century farmers' and urban reformers. The reform movement called for laws opposing speculation on agricultural prices, restricting the powers of business trusts, regulating railroad freight rates, and in…
Son yıllarda Avrupa bütünleşmesi ve Avrupa Birliği'ne (AB) artan karşıtlık, Avrupa kuşkuculuğunu Avrupa siyasetinin temel bir olgusu olarak dikkate almayı gerektirmektedir. Avrupa kuşkuculuğunun ilk olarak 1980’lerde akademik alanda ve medyada kullanılmaya başlandığı görülmekted…
My thesis, in one sentence, is that the entire political discourse in Denmark (and in many parts of Europe) has moved to the right through the debate on immigration in the last two decades. The left/right distinction is pushed to the background and a cultural one - the "Danish p…
Arap Baharı sonrası meydana gelen çatışmalar nedeniyle binlerce mülteci, daha iyi bir yaşam umuduyla Avrupa'ya gitmiştir. Avrupa devletlerinin tutumu ve özellikle denizlerde meydana gelen kazalar sonucu binlerce mültecinin yaşamını yitirmesiyle bu süreç, krize dönüşmüştür. Mülte…
From October 1968 to September 1977, the Panamanian government under the leadership of Omar Torrijos Herrera conducted negotiations with the United States regarding the Panama Canal, controlled and established by the United States. This thesis seeks to evaluate the role of Torri…
Poland made impressive gains during its democratization phrase between 1989 and 2015. Its economy became significantly more open; formal institutions underwent dramatic changes in checks and balances. Yet the task of sustaining the impressive performance of democratic institutio…
Fascism, Populism and Common Sense in Spain: La Gaceta Literaria, La Conquista del Estado, F.E. y Vértice (1927-1939) focuses on the emergence of Spanish fascism in a crucial period of Spain's history: the end of the monarchy, the proclamation of the Second Republic, the outbrea…
Scholars are concerned established democracies have become vulnerable. For example, some argue illiberalism is more likely to prevail when citizens are deeply polarized. In addition, studies show public policies often align with the preferences of strong lobby groups and the ric…
The interplay of American political institutions provides a comprehensive framework for understanding populism. It is proposed that populist outbreaks are the result of obstructed representation and political institutions' inability to respond to constituent demands. It is demon…
The Front National has seen enduring and rising popularity since the 2008 Financial Crisis. Unlike many other populist parties, the Front National has managed to weather both good and bad times. Scholars have identified any explanations for this sustained success. Some have offe…
Since the new millennium, major Anglophone authors, including Colson Whitehead, Max Brooks, Sandra Newman, Lionel Shriver, Margaret Atwood, Paolo Bacigalupi, Chris Beckett, Omar El Akkad and Christopher Brown have popularised post-apocalyptic genre fiction. This popularity appea…
The primary question that informs this research inquiry into widespread civil protest in nineteenth-century Iran concerns the processes that contributed to the beginnings of political participation. More broadly, this work is an analysis of the social dynamics that led to the fi…