January 2019

new podcast: power 3.0 | Authoritarian Resurgence, Democratic Resilience

october 2018 journal of democracy: “Latin America’s Shifting Politics”

The October 2018 issue of the Journal of Democracy investigates the trends underlying recent changes in Latin America’s political landscape – from the sweeping victory of Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico to the impeachment of President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski in Peru.

event: “Is the party over? youth, political parties, and elections in georgia”

Reagan-Fascell Fellow and civil society activist Vera Gogokhia discusses the role of youth in the recent Georgian elections and considers the roots of the current disconnect between political parties and young people.

testimony: sharp power before the canadian senate

NED’s 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 Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

november 2018 democracy research news

The latest issue of Democracy Research News highlights regional research from members of the global Network of Democracy Research Institutes. To submit comments or to inquire about joining the Network, please write to Melissa Aten.

power 3.0 post — “the imitation game: will china’s investments reshape african internet?”

Emeka Umejei discusses how Chinese investments may contribute to the replication of an authoritarian model of Internet governance with adverse consequences for democracy, freedom of expression, and human rights.

big question: how will “deepfakes” and emerging technology transform disinformation

The International Forum’s Dean Jackson asked five leading experts about the role that “deepfakes,” emerging applications, and other forms of synthetic media may play in threatening to supercharge the disinformation crisis.

 MORE FROM THE FORUM:   

• Marc F. Plattner and Ivan Krastev discussed “Imitation and Its Discontents: Democratic Malaise in Post-Communist Europe.”
• Reagan-Fascell Fellow Ko Bo Kyi on “Prisons Are Not for Journalists, Farmers and Activists,” “The Need for Stress Management in Myanmar,” and “Right to Information and the Need for Reform.”
• Upcoming Event: “The Struggle to Achieve Public Media Reform in Ukraine” with Reagan-Fascell Fellow Kyrylo Loukerenko.

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