Latest posts
The Curse of the Weimar Republic
Grappling with the Legacy of Evo Morales and the Future of Bolivian Democracy
Mexico Streets on Covid-19 Days
Senegal: Aid or Electoral Benefit?
Rising Populist Parties in Finland; Immigration, Crime & Economy
Disinformation in Democracies: Why Colombia’s Experience is a Dire Warning for the United States
Anti-LGBT+ Attitude of PiS Government in Poland
Romania’s Response To COVID-19 Pandemic
Kirchnerismo and Beyond: Politicization of Mothers and Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo
CHILE: Does the Past Stay in the Past?
Join the consortium
Is American democracy under threat? What about democracy in the West, or the world? If democracy is under threat, what can we do about it? And if it’s not under threat, why are so many of us so worried that it is? The Democratic Erosion consortium aims to help answer these questions through a combination of research, teaching, and civic and policy engagement.
Learn more
Read a profile of the consortium’s first year in Washington Post Magazine.
Hear Professor Rob Blair talk about the motivation for the consortium and the state of American democracy with NPR’s Rhode Island affiliate.
Learn why looking abroad inspires optimism in democracy at home in Inside Higher Ed.
Listen to students reflect on their experience participating in the consortium in the Trending Globally podcast, recorded as part of our first annual Democratic Erosion conference.
The Democratic Erosion consortium is grateful for support from
