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Democratic Conflict Vulnerabilities to Be Overcome

BI Article
Obstacles to Implementing the Elements of Successful Democracy
A discussion of five obstacles to implementing the elements of successful democracy, two examples from the blog of what's going wrong, and Colleague and Context posts.

Colleague Activities
"Democratic Vulnerabilities,"
A special issue of the The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, looking at both recent and long-standing threats to US democracy and how to protect it.

Colleague Activities
The Enduring Vulnerability of Liberal Democracy
A Journal of Democracy article examining the structural weaknesses of democracy that are exacerbated by current events.

Colleague Activities
The Vulnerability and Resilience of Democracy
Michael S. Hogue from the University of Chicago Divinity School asks whether a more vibrant, emancipatory, and equitable democracy is possible?

News and Opinion
Both Left and Right Are Converging on Authoritarianism
A different and thought-provoking argument that hyper-polarization isn't the big problem. Rather it's a symptom of a bigger problem -- illiberalism on both the left and the right.

News and Opinion
You Are Not Destined to Live in Quiet Times
An especially perceptive, big picture essay that places the time in which we are now living into the broader context of human history (while also helping us make sense of it all).

News and Opinion
Our Singular Century
Thoughtful contemplation about the great breaks in history -- when the past suddenly becomes a much less valuable guide to the future (and the fact that we are living through a series of such breaks).

News and Opinion
Democracy Needs the Loser