The next episode of Democracy Dialogues is out, discussing @blavatnikschool.bsky.social @pculpepper.bsky.social new book, Billionaire Backlash. Watch here www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAyA... or listen as a podcast!

Democracy Dialogues #10 || Billionaire Backlash: Can it Help Save Democracy?

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Episode 8 of Democracy Dialogues is out with Tom Carothers and @ygorokho.bsky.social discussing the key insights from @freedomhouse.bsky.social 2026 Report on the Growing Shadow of Autocracy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk_k...

Democracy Dialogues #8 || Assessing Global Democratic Health Amidst Growing Shadow of Autocracy

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What should defenders of democracy take away from Hungary's elections? Four lessons: www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-04...

Fantastic group of questions about my next book project. Thank you @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social and @hooverinstitution.bsky.social for hosting me! fsi.stanford.edu/events/maya-...

Maya Tudor — The Tongues We Speak: How Monolingual Nationalism Feeds

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I wrote this article in answer to this repeated student question in my @blavatnikschool.bsky.social classroom: does democracy deliver?

Journal of Democracy@jodemocracy.bsky.social · 11mo ago

People are losing faith in democracy’s ability to deliver social progress. But are democracies better than autocracies at promoting economic growth, alleviating poverty, and creating healthier, more educated, and more peaceful societies? On all counts, the answer is yes. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

Exactly. We need clear-eyed assessments.

Yaqiu Wang 王亚秋@yaqiu.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Your periodic reminder: Don’t fall into the trap of admiring Chinese authoritarianism simply because American democracy is facing serious challenges.

Want to know how to counter democratic backsliding? Check out this special issue with fabulous case studies from around the world.

Rachel Beatty Riedl@beattyriedl.bsky.social · last yr.

Special issue : democratic #backsliding and resistance strategies ! With @jennifermccoy.bsky.social @muratsomer-eng.bsky.social and Ken Roberts along with incredible case study authors www.aapss.org/annals/volum...

For all my @blavatnikschool.bsky.social students who are preparing to write memos in the comings weeks, worthwhile thread from a key scholar of autocracies.

Dan Slater@dnsltr.bsky.social · 2y ago

Weak autocracies are far more common than strong autocracies. They are also often far more dangerous and damaging than strong autocracies. Never take hope from an autocrat’s weakness. Instead, prepare for the worst. A 🧵 based on 2 of my books: (1/N)

'Erdogan is playing by the autocrat’s playbook, targeting the only institutions able to check his power'. Professor Maya Tudor is quoted in @theguardian.com following protests in #Turkey after the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. 👇

More than 1,100 detained in Turkey amid huge demonstrations over mayor’s arrest – Europe live

Tens of thousands gathered in Istanbul with unrest likely to continue over treatment of presidential challenger to Erdoğan

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