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Meet our Fellows: Vera Gogokhia is a civic activist and founder of You for Democracy. She will be exploring avenues for bridging the gap between youth and political parties in Georgia during her Fellowship @NEDemocracy https://t.co/487rWMXOy8
Application now open for our spring research & conferences internship! We’re looking for an enrolled undergraduate or graduate student with a passion for the study of democracy around the world to support our team. Apply now: https://t.co/57FmU5bF1g
A disconnect between Bolivia’s old party system and the country’s deeper social-cleavage structure led to a massive shift in politics. In @JoDemocracy’s October 2018 issue, @jpfaguet @LSE_LACC identifies lessons for other nations drawn from this shift https://t.co/5VP2G1BKPj https://t.co/eVaiYXQIwj
The new @USCC_GOV annual report discusses the Chinese Communist Party’s use of sharp power and perception management, among other trends. Read the full report: https://t.co/CEqckULZd7
Liberal democracy is experiencing a crisis of confidence. Read @RichardWike and Janell Fetterolf’s @pewresearch analysis of public support for democracy in @JoDemocracy’s October 2018 issue https://t.co/pPwfOXNbu9
Meet our Fellows: @LadiKhanom is co-founder of the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for the Promotion of Human Rights and Democracy @IranRights_org in Iran, and will be addressing democracy and secularization from an Iranian perspective during her Fellowship @NEDemocracy https://t.co/x6INbhPKE8
For more on the effects of corrosive capital, read @MartinaHrvolova’s Power 3.0 blog post on the perpetuation of “governance gaps” in the Balkans @CIPEglobal https://t.co/DjS2j9aPz0 https://t.co/nV6qV8LV95
When does investment represent legitimate business interests and when does it undermine democratic development? @eric_hontz @CIPEglobal assesses Chinese and Russian investment in Central Asia and warns of the detrimental effects of “corrosive capital” https://t.co/fTCrtADqrk https://t.co/kKYiaYu5zd
In the October 2018 issue of @JoDemocracy, @tomginsburg and @aziz_huq show how the study of “democratic near misses” can shed light on the factors that help democracies to endure under stress https://t.co/nLEXIyxPYI https://t.co/z9HgdjUlX9
Meet our Fellows: Ko Bo Kyi is founder and joint secretary of the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners @aapp_burma, and will be focusing on prison reform as a pre-requisite to democratization in Burma during his Fellowship @NEDemocracy https://t.co/coYpgW0F6g
The use of artificial intelligence has profound implications for the future of democracy, politics, and human rights. @DWJ88 sat down with @VidushiMarda to discuss how civil society can contribute to a human rights-conscious framework for AI https://t.co/IZspq6p8DK @article19org https://t.co/sREEklkZJj
. @FukuyamaFrancis makes a case for the enduring salience of national identity in @JoDemocracy’s October 2018 issue. Read the full article: https://t.co/1uQJ7RXfyH
How do authoritarians take advantage of social media to manipulate public opinion? @DWJ88 asked @pnhoward about political bots, computational propaganda, and the challenges they post to democracy https://t.co/roNh5jNWml https://t.co/4Nw1HnVz1k
Join the International Forum for Democratic Studies as our spring research & conferences intern. If you’re an enrolled undergraduate or graduate student with strong research skills and an interest in the support of democracy around the world, apply now: https://t.co/57FmU5bF1g
