A political scientist explains how the Venezuelan President ran the country, why he was so unpopular, and, after his seizure ...

Three decades after the Beijing Platform for Action, the groundbreaking UN declaration that affirmed that women’s rights are human rights, the global movement for gender equality and women’s ...

This course examines the dynamics and forms of democratization in developing countries, with special emphasis on the politics of democratic transition, deepening and decline. The first part of the ...

Social movements play an important role in social, cultural, and political change and there is a rich tradition for social movement studies within social science. In this course, we take a closer look ...

Hybrid media systems challenge the agenda-setting role of legacy media and political elites, and open new avenues for political parties and governments to push their narratives. Social media ...