Beiträge getaggt mit "democracy"

Which role do times of economical and political crisis play in the rising of totalitarism and dictatorships? How are populist narratives built up and how do they rethorically work? What does extremism means? What are the limits of freedom of speech? What does diversity means? Some of these questions do not have a "yes or no" answer and they open a spectrum of positions. Understanding the past is quite often a key to changing or present and shaping the future.

Last weekend, I visited Chemnitz, the third largest city in the state of Saxony. Until relatively recently, I knew nothing about the city, which is only an hour or so away from where I am currently living and working. However, recent events in the area made it a place that I was eager to visit, so that I could understand more about the city and see what it was like for myself.

An article exploring if term limits are necessary in democratic countries, asking if a country's government is better if leaders only serve for a short time frame.

How are youth implicated in political issues? How do they have different approaches if they were born in Europe or in Latin America? If we focus on Ecuador, one of the countries with the most difficulties and political conflicts in Latin America, we can analyze how young people participate in common political decisions, and how they are worried about the delicate situation.