Teaching on democracy or democratic backsliding this fall? Join us as a DEC Faculty Affiliate! You'll become part of a global network of 100 universities and 90 faculty, with access to course materials and resources to support your planning. Join here: democratic-erosion.org/teaching/cou...

Last week, our Summer 2026 Fellows wrapped up training at the University of Chicago! We welcome 11 fellows from 6 institutions, who are now preparing to expand the Democratic Erosion Event Dataset (DEED). Stay tuned for more! Thanks to Dr. Hannah Baron, Rodrigo Balvanera, and all who contributed!

Join us on Monday for Dr. @anna-meyerrose.bsky.social 's lecture on the international dimensions of democratic backsliding! Thanks to Dr. Kristin Wylie and Dr. Dan Slater for organizing! Register here: jmu-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Interested in exploring populism & democratic erosion? Join us this Tuesday with a lecture from Dr. Jennifer McCoy! Thanks to Dr. Kristin Wylie and Dr. Dan Slater for organizing! Register Here: jmu-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @jennifermccoy.bsky.social @dnsltr.bsky.social @umich.edu

Check out College Debates & Discourse Alliance’s latest Impact Report highlighting the measurable impact of debate & dialogue programming. Thanks to our faculty, students, partners, & leaders who made it possible! www.goacta.org/wp-content/u...

This semester, DEC Co-Director, Jessica Gottlieb’s democratic erosion course partnered with other Hobby School of Public Affairs classes to participate in the Braver Angels classroom debates organized by College Debates & Discourse Alliance. Learn more here: youtu.be/uxohLUu4KPk?...

Spring 2026 Civic Discourse Workshops

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The Spring 2026 semester is underway, bringing a growing network of universities. Through cross-campus collaboration, including initiatives with the College Debates and Discourse Alliance, students explore democratic erosion and resilience while engaging with one another’s views.

We just released v7 of our Democratic Erosion Event Dataset! Updates include: 23,421 events across 156 countries (2000–2023), expanded coverage, and new actor/target variables. Read more: democratic-erosion.org/2025/12/16/d... Explore the dataset: democratic-erosion.org/dataset/

DEED v7 Dataset Release - Democratic Erosion

We are excited to announce that Version 7 of the Democratic Erosion Event Dataset (DEED) has now been published! The new version of DEED includes 23,421 event

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Looking to join our team? We're recruiting for a part-time data scientist to help build our U.S. democratic erosion event dataset. Ability to start soon preferred. Read more and apply here: forms.gle/C8YHTGgBhGf1...

Yesterday, DEC students from @gonzagauniversity.bsky.social, @jhu.edu, and @wm.edu engaged in an insightful dialogue on democratic backsliding, co-hosted by the College Debates & Discourse Alliance. Thanks to all who contributed! Request more information here: democratic-erosion.org/teaching/cou...

Thank you to @mikealbertus.bsky.social for the opportunity to reflect on and discuss our work in this Q&A. You can learn more about our work and our new dataset here: democratic-erosion.org/about/

Michael Albertus@mikealbertus.bsky.social · 10mo ago

My interview with Democratic Erosion Consortium Directors @robertblair.bsky.social, Laura Paler, Jessica Gottlieb, and Julie Anne Weaver on their *new global dataset* on democracy! And on how to measure and understand democracy today, in the US & abroad michaelalbertus.substack.com/p/q-and-a-wi...

Happening this Friday at 12 pm EST! Join us and the Chicago Center on Democracy for a panel: When Revolutions Turn Authoritarian: Pathways from Democratic Ideals to Autocratic Rule. Panelists: Becca Hanson, Colin Beck, Davide Smilde, and Dora María Téllez. Register: uchicago.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: When Revolutions Turn Authoritarian: Pathways from Democratic Ideals to Autocratic Rule. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about join...

Why do revolutionary movements that begin with democratic or liberatory ideals so often end in authoritarian rule? From the Sandinistas in Nicaragua and Hugo Chávez in Venezuela to the uprisings of th...

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190+ people tuned in last week to our panel “Is U.S. Democracy Really at Risk? A Framework for Assessing Threats,” with @ccps.bsky.social and @taicollab.bsky.social! If you missed it, you can watch the full event on YouTube here: youtu.be/uFTceoGCuhk?...

Democratic Erosion Consortium@demerosiondec.bsky.social · last yr.

Is U.S. Democracy Really at Risk? A Framework for Assessing Threats Join DEC, @ccps.bsky.social , & @taicollab.bsky.social on Tue, July 8, 10 am EST for a virtual event presenting our new nonpartisan framework for assessing democratic threats. Register Here: american-spa.swoogo.com/USDemocracy

Check out this @washingtonpost.com piece on Johns Hopkins Professor Scott Warren’s @demerosiondec.bsky.social course and the debate it fostered among students on the state of American democracy! Read more here: wapo.st/4eznXcx Learn more about the course here: democratic-erosion.org/teaching/

With American democracy under strain, students debate its resilience

Students at Johns Hopkins University debated political decisions playing out in the U.S. Their emotional discussions reveal how one generation sees democracy.

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Happening tomorrow! Register here: american-spa.swoogo.com/USDemocracy

Democratic Erosion Consortium@demerosiondec.bsky.social · last yr.

Is U.S. Democracy Really at Risk? A Framework for Assessing Threats Join DEC, @ccps.bsky.social , & @taicollab.bsky.social on Tue, July 8, 10 am EST for a virtual event presenting our new nonpartisan framework for assessing democratic threats. Register Here: american-spa.swoogo.com/USDemocracy

Happening next week! Don't forget to register here: american-spa.swoogo.com/USDemocracy

Democratic Erosion Consortium@demerosiondec.bsky.social · last yr.

Is U.S. Democracy Really at Risk? A Framework for Assessing Threats Join DEC, @ccps.bsky.social , & @taicollab.bsky.social on Tue, July 8, 10 am EST for a virtual event presenting our new nonpartisan framework for assessing democratic threats. Register Here: american-spa.swoogo.com/USDemocracy

Is U.S. Democracy Really at Risk? A Framework for Assessing Threats Join DEC, @ccps.bsky.social , & @taicollab.bsky.social on Tue, July 8, 10 am EST for a virtual event presenting our new nonpartisan framework for assessing democratic threats. Register Here: american-spa.swoogo.com/USDemocracy

Planning to teach on democracy next AY? Join as a Faculty Affiliate to access our cross-university Democratic Erosion syllabus and materials (you can use 1 week or all). We also support cross-university assignments. New version launching this fall! democratic-erosion.org/teaching/tea...

DEC’s PS article “An Events-Based Approach to Understanding Democratic Erosion” highlighting our DEED Dataset is now featured in @apsa.bsky.social's new collection: Why Political Science? The Science of Democracy. Check it out here: apsanet.org/why-politica...

Our new op-ed in @insidehighered.com, in collaboration with @scholars.org, explores how federal funding cuts are undermining efforts to stem democratic decline. Read the full piece here: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

Federal Grant Cuts in Researchers’ Own Words (opinion)

Researchers whose federal grants have been terminated since the start of the Trump administration describe some of the myriad impacts.

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🌎 @robertblair.bsky.social, Jessica Gottlieb, @lbp2106.bsky.social & Julie Anne Weaver lost funding mid-grant for their work on democratic backsliding around the world. Their program (@demerosiondec.bsky.social) built effective bridges between research and policy. Now, that infrastructure is gone.

We are excited to partner with Braver Angels, a leader in fighting political polarization in the US, as a co-sponsor of their cross-partisan national debate series on Trump’s first 100 days in office. Upcoming Dates: 📅Zoom, April 22 & May 1 🔗eventbrite.com/e/1254673304629/?discount=BRAVER

Incredible discussion at yesterday's panel co-hosted by @ndidemocracy.bsky.social. Thank you to Tamara Cofman Wittes @tcwittes.bsky.social, Tom Carothers, Danny Choi @dhdannychoi.bsky.social, Agustina Giraudy, and all who joined to explore 2025 global trends in resisting democratic erosion!