Julia Keutgen

Democracy Playbook 2025 Norm Eisen and Jonathan Katz provide actionable steps for democratic actors in the U.S. and globally to strengthen democratic institutions and resist illiberal forces.

If you are wondering what you can do to help our country, check out this Democracy Playbook 2025

01.03.2025 17:34 — 👍 841    🔁 322    💬 24    📌 20

« In principle, international cooperation on democracy that is less associated with U.S. interests and more multilateral and egalitarian could be attractive to non-Western democracies. »

04.03.2025 11:32 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Does U.S. Democracy Aid Have a Future? Whether any democracy support survives the Trump administration’s assault on U.S. foreign aid will be a telling indicator of how radically Trump is remaking America’s international role.

🆕| Does U.S. democracy aid have a future?

Thomas Carothers argues that its precarious future is tied to the much deeper question of how radically Trump will remake America’s international role.

Read his newest for @carnegieendowment.org👇

03.03.2025 21:36 — 👍 2    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

Defending our democracy starts with us, not with a shield. — Defend Democracy For the European Democracy Shield to do what it says, it must encompass the full spectrum of hybrid threats, not only foreign disinformation. It also must be part of the European Preparedness Union St...

This month, @europarl.europa.eu's Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield starts its work. Best wishes @EP_Democracy!

While we wait for this new @ec.europa.eu proposal, it is clear that defending democracy must always start at home.

#EUDS #EUsky

defenddemocracy.eu/defending-ou...

10.02.2025 17:22 — 👍 12    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1

How Political Polarization Ends History shows that, if left untreated, extreme political and social divisions are a mortal threat to democracy.

Extremely Polarized Democracies Often See Democracy Erode
Of 52 cases where democracies became severely polarized, half experienced democratic backsliding.
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17.01.2025 13:05 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Electoral violence in the super year of elections In 2024, nearly half of the world's population had the chance to vote, with elections held in over 60 countries.

The super year of #elections draws to a close. Elections are a celebration of #democracy, but unfortunately many elections have also been accompanied by various forms of electoral violence and manipulation.

Read more:

16.12.2024 07:43 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

📚 How to strengthen #DemocraticResilience?

Over the past 20 years, democracy has experienced a recession that left no region of the world untouched.

This #DemocracyDeepDive offers 5 lessons about how to reconceptualise and defend democratic resilience.

Check it out 👇
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11.12.2024 10:41 — 👍 13    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 3

What Does it Mean to Mainstream Participation in Decision-Making? - Open Government Partnership A “deliberative wave” is sweeping the world, but how much policy change is it leaving in its wake? The OECD has tracked citizens’ assemblies and other deliberative processes across 34 countries, with ...

A few thoughts on what it means to mainstream public participation in decision making from what we're seeing across @opengovpart.bsky.social www.opengovpartnership.org/stories/what...

11.12.2024 14:07 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 2

❓ Can democracies thrive in times of war? #Ukraine is facing this dilemma.

War fundamentally changes the way democracies operate. International law accepts this.

Our report Ukrainian Democratic Institutions During Wartime, delves into how Ukraine is navigating these challenges
👉 bit.ly/3BiZ8Cm

09.12.2024 11:24 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

This mammoth year of elections has shown how badly global politics is neglecting women | Michelle Bachelet There’s a disconnect between citizens and leaders. Including everyone in politics is the best way to ensure a new era of equality, says former president of Chile Michelle Bachelet

Michelle Bachelet @clubdemadrid.bsky.social vicepresident defending in @theguardian.com the need of gender equality in politics to revitalize #democracy as the best ways to connect again leaders and citizens #ThankYouDemocracy

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

06.12.2024 15:51 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

‘Insurrection,’ ‘equity’ and more − these are the words that trigger Trump supporters Understanding the common terms that Trump supporters scorn can help decrease polarization in the country

Interesting article about the words that have triggered polarisation across the political aisle in the US

theconversation.com/insurrection...

05.12.2024 14:28 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

How Political Polarization Ends History shows that, if left untreated, extreme political and social divisions are a mortal threat to democracy.

History shows that, if left untreated, polarization is a mortal threat to democracy.

What can the U.S. do to effectively reduce polarization and prevent the rise of violence and authoritarianism?

@jennifermccoy.bsky.social analyzes for @bloomberg.com⬇️
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

04.12.2024 20:48 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Just joined bsky! 🌍 Happy to connect and exchange ideas on the topic of democracy! 🗳️ ✨ #Democracy #CivicEngagement #GlobalConversations

27.11.2024 09:54 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0