Tag: Democracy
When Loyalties Shift: Americans’ Growing Noncooperation with Federal Abuses of Power
Evidence shows that an increasing number of Americans from all walks of life and from various economic sectors and political identities disapprove of — and are refusing to accept —...
Fascism and Isolation vs. Democracy and Interconnection: The Narrative Antidote to Authoritarianism
By Mónica Roa, PuentesOne way to understand our time is as a battleground of intense narrative disputes. On one side, the climate emergency, the impact of artificial intelligence on employment,...
Korean Clergy and Monastics Resist Martial Law
“Photo: Marcelo Schneider / WCC”Time Period: December 2024Location: South KoreaMain Actors: Protestant and Catholic clergy, Buddhist monastic leadersTactics:— Letters of opposition or support— Signed public statements— Prayer and worship— Assemblies of protest or support...
Reimagining Masculinity: Reevaluating the Aspirations of All Boys and Men in the Fight for Democracy
Across philanthropic, academic, and policy landscapes, a growing national discourse is emerging around the well-being of men and boys. What was once seen as a peripheral concern is now gaining...
Salvadoran Catholic Clergy Condemn Bukele’s Attack on Freedom
Time Period: 2020-2025Location: El SalvadorMain Actors: Catholic clergy, Cardinal Gregorio Rosa ChávezTactics– Letters of opposition or support– Signed public statements– Prayer and worship Nayib Bukele was elected president of El Salvador in...
Buddhist Monks Defect from Myanmar’s Military Dictatorship
Time Period: 2007Location: MyanmarMain Actors: Buddhist monks, All Burma Monks Alliance (ABMA)Tactics - Withholding or withdrawal of allegiance - Slogans, caricatures, and symbols - Assemblies of protest or support -...
Nonviolence in Action: Why Civil Resistance Works and the Role of Religion
Horizons Chief Organizer, Maria J. Stephan delivered this keynote address at the American Academy of Religion Annual Conference on November 24, 2024. Special thanks to Jin Y. Park, Professor and...
The Egyptian Military Defects During the Arab Spring
Time Period: 2011Location: EgyptMain Actors: The Egyptian MilitaryTactics - Withholding or withdrawal of allegiance - Mutinies by government personnel - Protective Presence Between 1981-2011 Egypt was under the authoritarian rule...