In his final essay as co-editor of the Journal of Democracy, Larry Diamond calls this moment the darkest for freedom in a half-century. Whether democracy regains its footing will depend...
Nate Grubman shows how the repeated failures of Tunisia’s once-promising democratic transition created a crisis ripe for exploitation by a populist outsider
This chapter reconnects modes of futures-making with the requirements of democracy by focusing on the naturalization of nuclear weapons and their removal from the realm of democratic choice at a...
South Korea (hereafter Korea) is following global trends as it slides toward a “democratic depression.” Both the spirit of democracy and actual liberal-democratic standards are under attack.
Stephen J. Stedman, Nathaniel Persily, Alex Stamos, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Laura Chinchilla, Noeleen Heyzer, Yves Leterme, Ory Okolloh , Ernesto Zedillo, Megan Smith, William Sweeney
Democratic consolidation around the world currently faces major challenges.
Since the publication of the Journal of Democracy began in 1990, the political climate has shifted from one of democratic gains and optimism to what Larry Diamond labels a “democratic recession.”...
From America’s leading scholar of democracy, a personal, passionate call to action against the rising authoritarianism that challenges our world order—and the very value of liberty.
Once hailed as a great force for human empowerment and liberation, social media and related digital tools have rapidly come to be regarded as a major threat to democratic stability and human...
Although democracy is, in principle, the antithesis of dynastic rule, families with multiple members in elective office continue to be common around the world.
Nathaniel PersilyCo-director, Cyber Policy Center, Senior FellowProfessor, Law, Professor, by courtesy, Political Science, Professor, by courtesy, Communication
Larry DiamondMosbacher Senior Fellow in Global DemocracySenior Fellow, Hoover Institution
Michael A. McFaulDirector, Senior FellowProfessor, Political Science, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
Didi KuoSenior Research Scholar, CDDRL, Associate Director for Research, CDDRLAcademic Research & Program Manager, American Democracy in Comparative Perspective
Adam BonicaAffiliated Faculty, CDDRLAssociate Professor, Political Science