Democracy Watchdog Says U.S. 'No Longer a Democracy,' Warns of Rapid 'Autocratization' A leading global monitor of democratic governance says the United States, under the Trump administration, has lost its status as a liberal democracy and is undergoing a rapid process of "autocratizati...

A leading global monitor of democratic governance says the United States, under the Trump administration, has lost its status as a #liberaldemocracy and is undergoing a rapid process of #autocratization #fascism

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Democratic backsliding is reshaping international organizations. Analysis of 73 IOs (2000–2020) shows declining democratic majorities and growing internal diversity—even in democratic “clubs” like the European Union. #Governance #Democracy #Autocratization
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The would-be autocrats’ toolkit: what do incumbents do when they undermine democracy? | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core The would-be autocrats’ toolkit: what do incumbents do when they undermine democracy? - Volume 18 Issue 1

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The would-be #Autocrats’ toolkit 🛠️

@jmvanlit.bsky.social & Carolien van Ham analyse incumbent-led autocratization between 1990 & 2023, producing a toolkit allowing a ore systematic study of #Autocratization

European Political Science Review: Volume 17 - Issue 4 | Cambridge Core Cambridge Core - European Political Science Review - Volume 17 - Issue 4

🍂 The November Issue is all wrapped up! 🎁

Thank you for reading our latest edition!

If you missed us, vol 17.4 is packed with the latest #PolSci research on topics like #Autocratization, #Polarization, #Populism, and much more

#OpenAccess now (and forever 😱 )

We talked about why both small and large D #democrats keep losing ground in the fight against #illiberalism, how socioeconomic dislocation opens the door for #autocratization, how the built-in elitism of American institutions makes democracy weaker, and how autocrats hijack institutions. 2/4

European Political Science Review: Volume 17 - Issue 4 | Cambridge Core Cambridge Core - European Political Science Review - Volume 17 - Issue 4

🍂 November Issue Now Out!

17:4 offers the latest #PolSci research covering topics including #Autocratization, #Polarization, #Populism and so much more! #OpenAccess now (and forever 😱 )

The would-be autocrats’ toolkit: what do incumbents do when they undermine democracy? | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core The would-be autocrats’ toolkit: what do incumbents do when they undermine democracy?

📖 Leader-driven democratic decline 📉

Creating a 'toolkit' of over 400 actions used by would-be autocrats, @jmvanlit.bsky.social & Carolien van Ham make it easier to compare cares, spot patterns and understand when and why #autocratization succeeds

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Great news! 😁I am very happy to introduce the new ECPR Research Network on Comparative Regime Studies🎉 A new space for scholars working on #democracy, #autocracy, #hybridregimes, #autocratization #democratization, and everything in between.👇 ecpr.eu/group/compar...

What impact do #autocratization processes have on the strategies and practices of international #democracy promotion? The External Democracy Promotion (EDP) research network addresses this question in its new research project. Click here for more information: www.external-democracy-promotion.eu

🎞️In this interview with #CartaCapital, V-Dem Institute Director @silindberg.bsky.social talks about the state of democracy in Latin America (+more):
youtu.be/u-3emkqHgYk?...
Interview in English w Portuguese subtitles
#PoliSciSky #Polisky #PoliticalScience
#Democracy #Autocratization #LatinAmerica

Thanks to @ninogoz.bsky.social, Jaba Devdariani, & @ptskialadze.bsky.social, we had a sharp discussion about #autocratization in #Georgia, #youth resistance, the role of #civilsociety & the EU at Dialogbüro Vienna. Afterwards, we recorded this video. Take a look ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfaI...

Press Release: Restrictions to freedom of expression as democracy loses ground – V-Dem

“Freedom of expression is often first to be attacked during autocratization”

“Even if events in 2025 are not included in the V-Dem data the report builds on, adding to the bleak picture is the recent events in the USA.”
#Autocracy #Autocratization

v-dem.net/news/press-r...

🧵2/5 In our article, we introduce the Democratic Resilience Capacity (DRC) Index and provide some evidence on the resilience capacity of different democracies. @vdeminstitute.bsky.social @fau.de #democraticresilience #democracy #autocratization

In the latest issue: Read István Benedek HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences, Budapest

Populist autocratization and populist electoral autocracies: towards a unified conceptual framework

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#Populism #Hybridregimes #Autocratization

🤩 Last week I received the Gratama #Science_Award for my project on #Immigration Policy in Times of #Autocratization

🔎 Also check out my amazing co-nominees Gerlov van Engelenhoven and Sebastiaan Haffert

🙏 to @polscileiden.bsky.social, @lufleiden.bsky.social & Gratama Stichting for the honor!

Türkiye’s recent political history has been marked by volatility & #autocratization. Democracy broke down & Türkiye turned into an electoral autocracy in 2013 after the harsh crackdown on the Gezi Park #protests. Academic freedom declines rapidly especially after the 2016 coup attempt.
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📢 New #WorkingPaper
Are waves of #democratization and #autocratization best understood as outcomes of structural shifts in the underlying democratization process or as manifestations of a stable process that naturally produces wave-like patterns over time?
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#Polisky #PoliSciSky #Waves #Simulation

#DR2025 #Disinformation and #Polarization
Disinformation, polarization, & #autocratization often go hand in hand. The relationship between an increasing spread of disinformation, increasing polarization, & then autocratization can be shown over time within countries.
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#polisky #PoliSciSky

ANALYSIS | U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog | CBC News Possibly defying a court order. Urging his Justice Department to prosecute nemeses. Repeatedly calling the media 'illegal.' Declaring a predecessor's pardon null and void. U.S. President Donald Trump ...

Some grim milestones were breached this year.
The number of autocracies (91) has just surpassed democracies (88) on this list for the first time in two decades, and nearly three-quarters of humans now live in an autocracy.
#FreedomOfExpression #elections #autocratization
www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...

2-day #PhD_course /conference on #Autocratization & #Climate_Politics in contemporary society
🔥 Check it out here: www.lawtransform.no/climate-poli...
⏰ Apply by 20 Feb to join us in Bergen 25-26 March!
@liserakner.bsky.social @lawtransform.bsky.social @unibergen.bsky.social
(📸 Rasmus Berg)

1/ 📢 New Special issue of Contemporary Politics. @sciencepoulb.bsky.social The SI explores the critical role of subnational entities – and in particular major cities – in autocratization processes. #Autocratization #ComparativePolitics #SubnationalPolitics

Autocratization and its consequences In many parts of the world, democracies are under siege. Globally, we are in an ongoing wave of autocratization. In their research, Vanessa Boese and Sebatian Hellmeier monitor current...

This is a good read. #Autocratization
www.wzb.eu/en/article/a...

When autocratization is reversed: episodes of U-Turns since 1900 The world is in a “wave of autocratization.” Yet, recent events in Brazil, the Maldives, and Zambia demonstrate that autocratization can be halted and reversed. This article introduces “U-Turn” as ...

#autocratization does not last. #goodnews

It turns out times like this usually result in stronger democracy after we move through them... so yeah, keep moving, and help others along the way, ok?

Our top 10 downloads of 2024. In at number 5...

István Benedek, HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences, Budapest

Populist autocratization and populist electoral autocracies: towards a unified conceptual framework

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#Populism #Hybridregimes #Autocratization

@vdeminstitute.bsky.social is the headquarters of the V-Dem project and is based at the Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg.
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#democracy #democratization #autocratization #FreedomOfExpression #elections

[속보] 尹, 비상계엄 선포 “반국가세력 척결하고 국가 정상화” 긴급 대국민 담화 윤석열 대통령이 3일 저녁 서울 용산 대통령실 브리핑룸에서 전격적으로 계엄령을 선포했다. 윤 대통령은 이날 예고하지 않은 긴급 대국민 담화를 통해 “국회가 범죄자 집단의 소굴이 되어 입법독재를 통해

This is no Onion Post. Yoon declared martial law to "purge anti-state groups and normalize the country". #SouthKorea #Autocratization

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International #PhD_Course: Effects of #Lawfare – Courts and law as battlegrounds for social change (19-22 August 2025). On potential & limits of law.
Special track on #Autocratization
Integrated with #LawTransform #BergenExchanges Application deadline 28 Feb.
www.lawtransform.no/effects-of-l...

But are those appointments really a surprise? Based on everything we know about #personalist leaders and #autocratization the exact names might be, but not the personnel and what it means. Tbh, anything else would have been a surprise.

🎉 #OpenAccess: "América Central: El derecho ante democracias desafiadas"

The Spanish-language volume offers analyses of #autocratization mechanisms, resistance to counter it, and of the role of domestic & international #law ⚖️🌎

#ICCAL #ieceq_queretaro

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