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What can the U.S. learn from other countries living through threats to democracy? Lessons from our global research and 15 case studies distilled in my new commentary with @beattyriedl.bsky.social Ken Roberts, and @muratsomer-eng.bsky.social include: (1/3) goodauthority.org/news/us-demo...

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New op-ed out @goodauth.bsky.social based on our global research w Ken Roberts, @muratsomer-eng.bsky.social @jennifermccoy.bsky.social Timely lessons re pressure on institutions and nature of pro-democracy coalitions goodauthority.org/news/us-demo...

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🔔Out now!🔔 "Democratic Backsliding: How It Happens and How It Can Be Countered," ed. by @jennifermccoy.bsky.social @beattyriedl.bsky.social @muratsomer-eng.bsky.social & Kenneth Roberts, with articles from @carnegieendowment.org's Thomas Carothers and @milanv.bsky.social. Read the issue here!👇

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When Bullies Strike open.substack.com/pub/jlmccoy/...

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New volume out on Democratic Backsliding and Recovery, edited by @beattyriedl.bsky.social , @muratsomer-eng.bsky.social , Ken Roberts and me. 15 case studies including countries with current massive protests against autocrats - Hungary, Serbia and Turkey. www.aapss.org/annals/volum...

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When you erase the history of the code talkers, you are erasing the history of the Second World War. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

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A civilian coup is in full progress in Turkey. Unless EU acts swiftly and decisively, they will not only be complicit but will also endanger Europe's own long-term security. An autocratic Turkey with transactional relations with EU cannot reliably contribute to European security +

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Autocrats emboldened everywhere. Today it is Turkey.

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I really enjoyed speaking at this conference with the wonderful co-speakers and participants!

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drive.google.com/file/d/1lGk2... Over 600 political scientists highlight threats to the basic design of American government and democracy. "President Trump won the November 2024 election fairly... But his victory does not grant him the right to overturn our constitutional and legal order by fiat."

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An admirer of Orban recommends the Orbanist strategy: Maximum culture war against minorities on the inside; minimal resistance to Putin -- some would reasonably say: de facto collusion with Putin -- on the outside.

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This was a very helpful explanation not appearing in legacy media. Substack analyses seem much more informative but also hard to vet. Who do you find necessary reading now in these times? Despite media reports, Trump has not offered federal employees a "buyout" popular.info/p/despite-me...

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An unelected shadow government is conducting a hostile takeover of the federal government. DOGE is not a real government agency. DOGE has no authority to make spending decisions. DOGE has no authority to shut programs down or to ignore federal law. DOGE’s conduct cannot be allowed to stand.

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🚨BREAKING: Alliance for Retired Americans and two labor unions file lawsuit against Treasury Dept. to block disclosure of personal and financial information to Musk and DOGE. Follow @democracydocket.com for details on this and every pro-democracy lawsuit. www.democracydocket.com

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This is so alarming, and dangerous for federal employees. Who has standing to stop this takeover by a non-existent federal "department" and an unconfirmed (by the Senate) person and his private staffers? slate.com/news-and-pol...

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Elon Musk and his team of government arsonists are threatening everything from payments to our troops to Medicare & Social Security benefits. I hope my colleagues come together and support my commonsense amendment to limit Musk’s access and safeguard our financial infrastructure.

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Daniel Ortega has now officially turned into Anastasio Somoza, the last of the family dictatorship ruling Nicaragua from 1936-1979 and against whom Ortega fought a revolutionary insurgency. Tragic ending for himself, but most especially the country. f24.my/Auf1

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Reposting my article about Jimmy Carter from 2023 when he went into hospice. He was a rare man of public service for the common good even at political cost to him, and believed every human had some element of good in them. A moral compass we so rarely see today. theconversation.com/i-assisted-c...

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Democracy in danger, new paper from @littvay.bsky.social @jennifermccoy.bsky.social: It’s Not Just Trump: Americans of Both Parties Support Liberal Democratic Norm Violations More Under Their Own President academic.oup.com/poq/advance-...

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this is an important development and a sign of hope in dark times -> www.notus.org/congress/blu...

submitted 138 days ago • 7 comments

See the series of interesting conversations by Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation on polarization, political violence and democracy. Mine is just the latest.. www.hfg.org/conversation...

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Today, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez proposed a new task for to look at electoral reforms which could break up the two party system in Congress, expand the number of House districts, and move the House to a form of proportional representation. It's a very, very good idea.

submitted 138 days ago • 139 comments

Join us for this cross-Atlantic panel discussion, Nov 14, 9:00 am - 11:11 am Eastern Time www.populismstudies.org/ecps-panel-w...

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Now the election is over I am going to be more present here and not X. Starting with this piece: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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I am thrilled to announce that I have been named a 2024 Andrew Carnegie Fellow! This fellowship will support my project with @mevans2001.bsky.social, “Mitigating Pernicious Polarization through Innovative Civic Educational Interventions." #CarnegieFellows carnegie.io/3JLtUV8

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Someone spicy was given the WH Twitter account.

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A short piece of research I did with Ben Feldman at Carnegie Endowment showing that united opposition electoral coalitions have the best chance to defeat backsliding incumbents. But they often wait until it's too late. carnegieendowment.org/2024/03/27/b...

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Call for proposals for Depolarization Workshop in Budapest, June 2024. Join Andreas Schedler, Murat Somer and me in Budapest! Deadline for proposals Jan 15, 2024. Link is here: democracyinstitute.ceu.edu/articles/cal...

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