Not All Polls Are Created Equal
Democracy Minutes are a growing series of short videos that explain topics and constructs important to civil discourse and a healthy democracy.
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Journey to extremism in Africa: Pathways to recruitment and disengagement
The surge in violent extremism in sub-Saharan Africa undermines hard-won development gains and threatens to hold back progress for generations to come. The need to improve understanding of what drives violent extremism in Africa, and what can be done to…
Social Media Seen as Mostly Good for Democracy Across Many Nations, But U.S. is a Major Outlier
Most think social media has made it easier to manipulate and divide people, but also say it informs and raises awareness
Interventions to End Online Violence Against Women in Politics
Online violence against women in politics (OVAW-P) poses a deepening challenge to democracy, serving as a key tool of illiberalism and democratic backsliding across the globe. OVAW-P encompasses all forms of aggression, coercion, and intimidation seeking to exclude women from…
A USER’S GUIDE TO DEMOCRACY
From understanding political ads to seeing what your representatives are actually doing (or not doing), these short guides from non-profit investigative newsroom ProPublica will help you become a more informed, more engaged, more confident participant in democracy. Access the collection…
Voter Intimidation and Election Worker Intimidation Resource Guide
"As Election Day 2022 nears, many voters and election workers are increasingly concerned about threats of intimidation from official and private actors both at the polls and beyond. Since 2020, there have been more threats, politicization, and violence around the…
This Year’s ‘Freedom in the World’ Report Warns of a Global Expansion in Authoritarianism
"Global freedom faces a dire threat. Around the world, the enemies of liberal democracy—a form of self-government in which human rights are recognized and every individual is entitled to equal treatment under law—are accelerating their attacks. Authoritarian regimes have become…