Journal of Democracy October Issue: Authoritarianism Goes Global (II)
The Journal of Democracy October issue features essays on authoritarianism, the aftermath of the Arab Spring, “non-Western” democracy, militarism in Latin America, and the impact of decentralization.
The Rise of the World's Poorest Countries
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
For more than two decades now, the majority of the world’s poorest countries have been making some of the fastest and biggest development gains in history. Yet few people are aware that this progress is even happening. Based on his October 2015 Journal of Democracy article, Steven Radelet will discuss this surprising global transformation.
APSA-CD Newsletter: “Authoritarian Media Control”
"Media is rapidly changing form and function, forcing political leaders to quickly adapt their media use and information control strategies to the modern information environment," write guest editors Dan Pemstein...
12th Annual Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture: The Puzzle of...
06:00 PM - 08:30 PM
The Embassy of Canada and The National Endowment for Democracy invite you to the twelfth annual Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture on Democracy in the World featuring Andrew J. Nathan.
Stifling the Public Sphere: Media and Civil Society in Egypt,...
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
The authors of a new report produced by the International Forum for Democratic Studies, “Stifling the Public Sphere: Media and Civil Society in Egypt, Russia, and Vietnam,” will discuss the current environment for media and civil society in these three key countries and will explore how independent voices are adapting to resist authoritarian repression.
Report: Stifling the Public Sphere: Media and Civil Society in Egypt, Russia,...
In a new report by the International Forum for Democratic Studies, three experts assess the shape and trajectory of civil society and the media in Egypt, Russia, and Vietnam, and their restrictions.
Vilnius Democracy Forum: “Renewing the Transatlantic Commitment to...
The event explored challenges to peace and security, freedom, rule of law, and democracy stemming from the current Kremlin leadership’s violation of international order.
Democracy in Decline? A New Book by the Journal of Democracy
Eight of the world’s leading public intellectuals and scholars of democracy explore concerns and offer competing viewpoints about the state of democracy today in a new Journal of Democracy book.
The West’s Failure of Imagination
International Forum for Democratic Studies Executive Director Christopher Walker writes an op-ed on how the democratic world has underestimated the tenacity of the new threats to freedom.
Authoritarian Media and the Era of Disinformation
In this episode of Democracy Ideas, Peter Pomerantsev discusses modern innovations in Russian propaganda techniques and the effect they have on audiences within and beyond Russia’s borders.
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