Democracy & Society

The Democracy and Society editorial board is proud to present Volume 22 of the Democracy and Society Journal: Democracy from the Margins. Click the link below to read! democracyandsociety.net/ds-volume-22-d…

We are excited to share a new commentary on the year of elections in Asia! Georgetown MA Candidate Jake Hanson discusses the recent Indonesian election. Read more --> democracyandsociety.net/guest-column-t…

We are extending our deadline for submissions to the journal one more time until the 28th! Send in your papers on topics examining democracy, identity, and marginalization for the chance to be published in our upcoming volume!

We are excited to share a new commentary on the year of elections in Asia! Georgetown MA Candidates, Lily Ashbrook and Gauri Kaushik, offer examine political upheaval in Sri Lanka and its significance for democracy there. Read more --> democracyandsociety.net/guest-column-t…

Happy New Year! We're extending the deadline for submissions for the 22nd Volume of the Journal! Submit by January 31 to be considered. Details on submission requirements are attached below. Reach out to our editorial team with any questions! democracyandsociety.net/volume-22-demo…

We are excited to kick off a new guest column on the year of elections in Asia! Senior Editor Alex Szlabowicz offers insightful commentary on the election in Bangladesh and its implications for the state's future. Read more --> democracyandsociety.net/guest-column-t…

This piece also features insights from the outgoing Prince of Asturias Distinguished Visiting Professor at the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University @juanmanfredi

Our final piece is from Facundo Robles in the form of an examination of mis/disinformation and trust in democracy in Latin America @FacundoFRobles democracyandsociety.net/volume-21-digi…

Our first piece comes from Pablo Esteban Lopéz Fernández on the personalization of political messages and the impact on political communications and democracy. democracyandsociety.net/volume-21-digi…

We are thrilled to introduce our latest initiative to engage voices from across the world, incorporating pieces initially written in Spanish and translated to English for publication.

Nishita Karun's piece in Digital Democracy shares her randomized field experiment to improve the relationship between citizens and the government. democracyandsociety.net/volume-21-digi…

Anna Matos Mathis shares an analysis of counter-hegemonic, feminist film projects as a response to misogynist and capitalist systems in the American and British film industry in the late 20th Century. Read it here: democracyandsociety.net/volume-21-digi…

In our latest volume, Elaine Melgarejo examines the influence of media and collective memory on voter opinions within the Cuban American community in South Florida. Read more --> democracyandsociety.net/volume-21-digi…

Next in Digital Democracy, Pedro Huet covers how some officials in Mexico are able to leverage traditional and social media for their own political gain, and how it contributes to democratic erosion in Mexico. Read more: democracyandsociety.net/volume-21-digi…

Desiree Winns explores the role of social media in social movements and how it can be used as a tool to humanize tragedy and help bring both justice and empathy. Read it here: democracyandsociety.net/volume-21-digi…

Scott Ludwig's article in our latest volume explores internet traffic between Russian state propaganda and media outlets that oppose U.S. support of Ukraine in the war. Read it here: democracyandsociety.net/volume-21-digi…

Our next piece, from Pip Baitinger, also centers on the use of surveillance, examining how it is can be used against Middle Eastern, immigrant, and LGBTQIA+ communities. democracyandsociety.net/volume-21-digi…

Olivia Brown's contribution to our latest volume also considers technology, specifically how it is used to perpetuate the Uighur genocide. Read more: democracyandsociety.net/volume-21-digi… @Olly_Brown_

In the second article of the 21st Volume, Evan Mann examines how electoral autocrats leverage technology to maintain power and how this translates into the international realm. democracyandsociety.net/volume-21-digi…

Both Josh and Kristine are graduates of Georgetown University and have worked with the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security @giwps

In our first piece, Joshua Allen and Kristine Baekgaard show how technology-facilitated gender-based violence is an antidemocratic force that creates gendered chilling effects in politics through the uneven distribution of vulnerability and harm. democracyandsociety.net/volume-21-digi…