Democracy in the Balance

September 3, 2020 12:35 PM

In flux and under threat: Around the world, democracy is losing ground. Polarization and disinformation have rendered liberals and conservatives unable to agree on basic facts. State violence and suppression of citizens' rights are resurgent. Free and fair elections are being threatened. A special issue of Science critically examines the state of democracy and how it must adapt to achieve its ideals in the 21st century. All the articles are free, and the content is geared towards both academics and the general public. Tage Rai has a twitter guide to the papers [threadreader].

Bonus video: How democracies are now ‘backsliding’ in countries from Russia to the United States

posted by Westringia F. (2 comments total)

This looks great; thanks for the post!
posted by bertran at 7:33 PM on September 3, 2020

This is a really great post. Even so, I’m probably not gonna comment on it because so much sucks right now that I’m not sure I am ready to read confirmation of what I already suspected. Please, OP, do not be disheartened if there’s not a lot of commentary in response to your excellent effort. I think a bunch of us are a wee bit worn out at the moment. I appreciate your effort nonetheless.
posted by Bella Donna at 12:10 PM on September 5, 2020 [2 favorites]