Assaults on democracy are increasingly coming from the actions of duly elected
governments, rather than coups. Backsliding examines the processes through which elected …

–For v11 there was a mistake in aggregating a number of A and A* variables from country-
date to country-year by using the wrong aggregation method, most often using maximum …

Less than 30 years after Fukuyama and others declared liberal democracy's eternal
dominance, a third wave of autocratization is manifest. Gradual declines of democratic …

This article introduces a novel conceptualization of democratic resilience-a two-stage
process where democracies avoid democratic declines altogether or avert democratic …

How do duly elected rulers weaken checks on executive power, curtail civil and political
liberties, and undermine the integrity of the electoral process? Drawing on sixteen cases of …

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The Digital Society Survey, designed by the Digital Society Project, contains questions
pertaining to the political environment of the internet and social media. The data collected …

Worldwide, democratic erosion is on the rise, with incumbents slowly undermining the pillars
of democratic competition such as political freedoms, clean elections, and a free press …

The widespread adoption of emergency powers during Covid-19 raises important questions
about what constitutes a (un) democratic response to crises. While the institutions and …

This article analyses the state of democracy around the world in 2021. The level of
democracy enjoyed by the average global citizen in 2021 was down to 1989 levels. In 2021 …