March 28, 2016

Authoritarianism Goes Global — The American Interest

In an article published by The American Interest, Christopher Walker, Marc F. Plattner, and Larry Diamond write about how a new global competition in “soft power” is underway between democracy and autocracy.

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March 14, 2016

Democracy in Retreat as Authoritarianism Goes Global

The Washington Post editorial board discussed the findings of Authoritarianism Goes Global, a new Journal of Democracy book edited by Larry Diamond, Marc F. Plattner, and Christopher Walker.

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January 20, 2016

Will the Internet of Things Enhance Democracy or Empower...

12:00 PM - 02:00 PM

The “internet of things” is made up of device networks that now watch us and report on our behavior to their manufacturers. What will this omnipresent connectivity mean for the future of democracy? Phil Howard discussed his new book, Pax Technica: How the Internet of Things May Set Us Free or Lock Us Up.

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October 23, 2015

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...

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