Democracy & Governance Program

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

We are thrilled to release the 21st Volume of Democracy & Society, featuring thought-provoking and innovative pieces relevant to Digital Democracy. Read the full publication on our website and follow us here for author and article highlights. democracyandsociety.net/volume-21-digi…

NEW guest column from @CromboisJean "The War in Ukraine changed this idea by unlocking paths to accession for these countries. That being said, it raises the question of whether resilience could be of any use to revive the EU enlargement process..." democracyandsociety.net/2024/04/25/res…

On Monday, April 15th, Mark Malloch-Brown, President of the Open Society Foundations delivered the 2024 William O'Brien Lecture hosted by the Georgetown University Department of Government. Click here to view the full transcript: opensocietyfoundations.org/newsroom/to-ma…

The GU Department of Government is pleased to invite you to the 2024 O’Brien Lecture delivered by Mark Malloch-Brown, President of the Open Society Foundations, on Monday, April 15th from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP at the link in our bio!

Next in our series on the Election of Javier Milei is a piece from Yifan Chen --> "Milei’s election can be seen less as an ideological shift in the populace, but more so a manifestation of the public’s frustration..." Read more: democracyandsociety.net/2024/03/25/pop…

Our series on the Election of Javier Milei is back with @FranoFo "Argentinians decided that Milei would be the main author of the future chapter, but this will be a coauthored one. We must consider the two other political forces..." Read more: democracyandsociety.net/2024/03/21/on-…

We are less than one week away from the 2024 Democracy and Governance Student Research Symposium! Register now: government.georgetown.edu/democracy-gove…

Yesterday our program collaborated with the Conflict Resolution program as we welcomed Staffan Lindberg from the @vdeminstitute to present the Democracy Report 2024: Democracy Winning and Losing at the Ballot!