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The New(er) Order: Subianto’s ties to Authoritarianism
Indonesia’s next president, Prabowo Subianto, won the recent election backed by current president Joko Widodo,…
Social Inequality, Polarization, and Jokowi
Indonesia has a complex history of social cleavages which has marked periods of polarization and…
How Did Trump’s Presidency Bomb American Democracy?
The United States is one of the world’s oldest democracies, being originally founded in 1776….
The Root of Myanmar’s Unending Civil War
Myanmar as a nation is poverty-stricken, polarized, and plagued with military rule, completely ravaged by…
Trying to Revive democracy in Honduras by Neil O’Donnell
Do Americans’ views on identity increase the risk of democratic erosion in the United States?
“Our democracy is at stake” might as well become the official tagline for all U.S….
Poland’s Democratic Paradox: The Remarkable Path Toward (and Away?) from Democratic Erosion
For any country, democratic backsliding can happen suddenly and, seemingly, unpredictably. The case for Poland,…
Can an Earthquake Threaten the Non-Democratic Reign of Morocco’s King?
The wealthiest man in Morocco has little interest in abdicating his throne. He has barely…
Beyond Red and Blue: Grappling with the Complexities of US Political Realities
It is obvious, at this time within the United States’ short history, that a deep…
The Lack of Humanitarian Aid in Haiti
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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.
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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.