U.S. democracy is changing, as do people, but is it really eroding? This is the essential question that inspires the work conducted by Bright Line Watch (BLW). The initiative is a collaboration …
Bright Line Watch: Who Is Rating Our Democracy? by Max Mapes @ Skidmore College
"At a time of potential danger to American democratic norms and institutions, it is more urgent than ever for scholars to highlight the risks to our system of government." According to Bright Line …
Democracy is not unassailable by Yanebi Blanco @Skidmore College
All around the world, there exists a growing concern about the future state of democracy. The considerable rise of populist ideas globally, but especially inside Western democracies is the main cause …
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You Can’t Measure Democratic Health by Underrepresenting People by Anne Pfeifenberger @ Skidmore College
Our Democracy has Bright Lines that when crossed compromise our democratic values and rights. The erosions of those lines and democratic norms has now come to the fore as one of the largest political …
De Jure Democracy But Not De Facto: Democratic Erosion in the United States by Hannah Hoey @ Skidmore College
January 2018 marked the completion of Donald Trump’s first year in office, and apparently, a decline in quality for the United States’ democracy. Bright Line Watch, a forum for political scientists to …
Bright Line Watch Offers Glimpse, Not Full Picture, on Democratic Erosion by Austin Albertson @ Skidmore College
After the release of their 4th wave of survey results, Bright Line Watch, a “democracy watch-dog” of sorts, has compiled some extensive data concerning the state of the American democracy. The …
If Democracy is “Dying” According to BLW, it’s Already Dead by Jake Hempel @ Skidmore College
The surveys conducted by Bright Line Watch in order to assess the quality of democracy in the United States on multiple scales are definitely helpful in displaying the varying perceptions in …
Are we afraid of the right things? by Wallace Anne Cloud @ Skidmore College
Bright Line Watch was created by a group of Political Science professors shortly after the 2016 presidential elections. Over a span of a few months, beginning with the first published results in …
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