Thank you to @mikealbertus.bsky.social for the opportunity to reflect on and discuss our work in this Q&A.
You can learn more about our work and our new dataset here: democratic-erosion.org/about/
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The Democratic Erosion Consortium (DEC) is a nonpartisan research, teaching, and policy collaboration dedicated to addressing democratic erosion worldwide. Learn More: https://democratic-erosion.org/
Thank you to @mikealbertus.bsky.social for the opportunity to reflect on and discuss our work in this Q&A.
You can learn more about our work and our new dataset here: democratic-erosion.org/about/
Happening this Friday at 12 pm EST! Join us and the Chicago Center on Democracy for a panel: When Revolutions Turn Authoritarian: Pathways from Democratic Ideals to Autocratic Rule. Panelists: Becca Hanson, Colin Beck, Davide Smilde, and Dora MarΓa TΓ©llez.
Register: uchicago.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
190+ people tuned in last week to our panel βIs U.S. Democracy Really at Risk? A Framework for Assessing Threats,β with @ccps.bsky.social and @taicollab.bsky.social!
If you missed it, you can watch the full event on YouTube here:
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Check out this @washingtonpost.com piece on Johns Hopkins Professor Scott Warrenβs @demerosiondec.bsky.social course and the debate it fostered among students on the state of American democracy!
Read more here: wapo.st/4eznXcx
Learn more about the course here: democratic-erosion.org/teaching/
Happening tomorrow! Register here: american-spa.swoogo.com/USDemocracy
07.07.2025 20:44 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Happening next week! Don't forget to register here: american-spa.swoogo.com/USDemocracy
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Join DEC, @ccps.bsky.social , & @taicollab.bsky.social on Tue, July 8, 10 am EST for a virtual event presenting our new nonpartisan framework for assessing democratic threats.
Register Here: american-spa.swoogo.com/USDemocracy
Planning to teach on democracy next AY? Join as a Faculty Affiliate to access our cross-university Democratic Erosion syllabus and materials (you can use 1 week or all). We also support cross-university assignments. New version launching this fall!
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DECβs PS article βAn Events-Based Approach to Understanding Democratic Erosionβ highlighting our DEED Dataset is now featured in @apsa.bsky.social's new collection: Why Political Science? The Science of Democracy.
Check it out here: apsanet.org/why-politica...
Our new op-ed in @insidehighered.com, in collaboration with @scholars.org, explores how federal funding cuts are undermining efforts to stem democratic decline.
Read the full piece here: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
π @robertblair.bsky.social, Jessica Gottlieb, @lbp2106.bsky.social & Julie Anne Weaver lost funding mid-grant for their work on democratic backsliding around the world. Their program (@demerosiondec.bsky.social) built effective bridges between research and policy. Now, that infrastructure is gone.
03.04.2025 18:31 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0We are excited to partner with Braver Angels, a leader in fighting political polarization in the US, as a co-sponsor of their cross-partisan national debate series on Trumpβs first 100 days in office.
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Incredible discussion at yesterday's panel co-hosted by @ndidemocracy.bsky.social. Thank you to Tamara Cofman Wittes @tcwittes.bsky.social, Tom Carothers, Danny Choi @dhdannychoi.bsky.social, Agustina Giraudy, and all who joined to explore 2025 global trends in resisting democratic erosion!
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