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Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy
Project Overview
Democratic government has been regressing across the globe for more than a decade. Even the United States, the world’s oldest continuous democracy, has seen its democratic norms and practices eroded by rising inequality, populism, political polarization, institutional decay, and misinformation. Other current democracies teeter on the verge of becoming autocracies, potentially producing tectonic shifts in global power and exacerbating economic inequality and social tensions. And the COVID19 pandemic threatens to accelerate these trends.
The Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) aims to identify threats to the health of democracies around the globe and to recommend steps that policymakers, business leaders, civil society organizations, and citizens can take to reverse the erosion of democratic norms and values.
This project is made possible by the generous support of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Foundation.
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Recognizing Somaliland's Democratic SuccessOn May 31st, the people of Somaliland went to the polls to participate in long-delayed parliamentary and municipal elections. The largely autonomous region in the north of Somalia, which had a differ…
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Resistance Amid Digital Totalitarianism: The Case of MyanmarAs the military junta continues to suppress internet access across the country, the people of Myanmar are discovering new techniques of digital resistance.
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What’s Happening to Democracy in Africa?The pandemic is exacerbating a decline of democracy across sub-Saharan Africa. To combat the trend, the United States and other partners should commit to the painstaking work of bolstering democratic institutions.
Experts
Senior Fellow for Global Health, Economics, and Development and Director of the Global Health Program
Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies and Director of the International Affairs Fellowship for Tenured International Relations Scholars
Vice President, Deputy Director of Studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies
James H. Binger Senior Fellow in Global Governance and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program
All CFR Work on Democracy
To see all work on democracy from the Council on Foreign Relations, please click here.