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Decoupling the Defense of Democracy from Partisan Politics - Part 1
In his Better Conflict Bulletin, Jonathan Stray asks his readers how to stop our serious democratic backsliding. We respond that decoupling partisan politics from "saving democracy" is key.
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Decoupling the Defense of Democracy from Partisan Politics - Part 2
The second in a series of posts on decoupling partisan politics from "saving democracy." This one highlights several programs where this is already being done, proving that such decoupling is, indeed possible, and beneficial.
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International IDEA
International IDEA is an intergovernmental organization with a mandate to support sustainable democracy worldwide. We work with local communities, democracy practitioners and partner organizations all over the world.
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Toda Peace Institute's Global Challenges to Democracy Program
This program aims to deepen our understanding of the internal and external threats and challenges to democracy worldwide and to identify ways in which democratic institutions can be strengthened and made more resilient.
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How to end the forever redistricting wars
Not all electoral systems are equally prone to gerrymandering. The problem is inherent in the system of one-seat districts.
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What Time Is It On The Clock Of Democracy?
Authoritarian Consolidation Status and Democratic Advantages. Scot Nakagawa says we are between State 2 and 3 (of 5) stages of authoritarian consolidation.
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Yogendra Yadav Lecture on Threats to Democracy
Indian scholar and activist Yadav argues that democracy today is not killed by tanks or censorship, but by quietly changing the rules of the game.
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Outrage Bonus – Are We Witnessing a Democracy in Crisis? – Lucan Way
Political Scientist Lucan Way explains the notion of "competitive authoritarianism," and why he thinks this now describes the U.S. better than does the notion of a "functioning democracy."
News and Opinion
U.S.'s political madness takes place against a backdrop of astonishing strength
Amid today's dominant focus on the many things that are going wrong, a call for also paying attention to the things that are going right.
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There Is a Sickness Eating Away at American Democracy
Most Americans like to believe that the US is a nation of laws, where justice is blind to power and status. The truth is that we have often found one reason or another to let the powerful escape the consequences of their actions.
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What's "patrimonialism"? It's what you end up with when democracy withers—and what we already have, to some degree.
It's not "authoritarianism" we should fear, argues Professor Jeffrey Kopstein. "Patrimonialism" is both more subtle and perhaps more dangerous. And, he says, in both the US and in Israel, it's here.
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Democracy Under Occupation
Anne Appllebaum reflects on what the ICE operation in Minneapolis illustrates about the current state of American democracy.