February 14, 2019

Digital Migration and the Democratization of Africa's Information...

03:00 PM - 04:30 PM

Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow George Sarpong examined the approaches to digital migration in Africa, explained the legal and regulatory fault lines, and explored how migration strategies could undermine democratic principles.

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February 14, 2019

Forum Q&A: George Sarpong on Defending Media Freedom During Ghana’s...

Dean Jackson of the International Forum for Democratic Studies spoke with George Sarpong, a Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow, about the impact of new technology and Chinese influence on media freedom in Ghana...

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February 11, 2019

Fifteenth Annual Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture: Confronting...

06:00 PM - 08:30 PM

Anwar Ibrahim, President of the People's Justice Party of Malaysia, presented the 15th annual Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture on Democracy in the World at the Embassy of Canada.

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January 24, 2019

The Struggle to Achieve Public Media Reform in Ukraine

03:00 PM - 04:30 PM

Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow Kyrylo Loukerenko discussed the role of public media in Ukraine’s democracy and the challenges it faces to becoming a strong and stable institution.

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January 23, 2019

International Forum for Democratic Studies January 2019 Newsletter

The January 2019 edition of the Forum newsletter features new content, event recaps, and more.

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January 22, 2019

“Safeguarding Democracies Against Authoritarian Sharp Power”

Writing for Policy Options, NED Vice President for Studies and Analysis Christopher Walker assesses the risk posed to multiple sectors – media, universities, academic publishers, technology, elections –...

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January 16, 2019

Journal of Democracy January 2019 Issue: The Road to Digital Unfreedom

The January 2019 issue of the Journal of Democracy features a set of four articles examining the growing threat of digital repression.

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December 14, 2018

China’s Global Challenge to Democracy, Corrosive Capital in Central...

The International Forum for Democratic Studies' December 2018 "quick hits" newsletter features recent news and events on topics ranging from new frontiers in digital censorship to youth and political parties...

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December 11, 2018

Is the Party Over? Youth, Political Parties, and Elections...

03:00 PM - 04:30 PM

Reagan-Fascell Fellow Vera Gogokhia will discuss the role of youth in the recent Georgian elections and consider the roots of the current disconnect between political parties and young people, and whether the gap can be bridged.

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November 26, 2018

NED VP Christopher Walker Testifies on Sharp Power before Canadian Senate...

NED Vice President for Studies and Analysis Christopher Walker testified on the threat of sharp power to the integrity of democracies in the context of cultural diplomacy before the Canadian Standing Senate...

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