The Democratic Erosion Consortium (DEC) is a nonpartisan research, teaching, and policy collaboration dedicated to addressing democratic erosion worldwide.
Learn More: https://democratic-erosion.org/
Democratic Erosion Consortium
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Join us on Monday for Dr. @anna-meyerrose.bsky.social 's lecture on the international dimensions of democratic backsliding!
Thanks to Dr. Kristin Wylie and Dr. Dan Slater for organizing!
Register here: jmu-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Check out College Debates & Discourse Alliance’s latest Impact Report highlighting the measurable impact of debate & dialogue programming.
Thanks to our faculty, students, partners, & leaders who made it possible!
www.goacta.org/wp-content/u...
The Spring 2026 semester is underway, bringing a growing network of universities. Through cross-campus collaboration, including initiatives with the College Debates and Discourse Alliance, students explore democratic erosion and resilience while engaging with one another’s views.
Looking to join our team?
We're recruiting for a part-time data scientist to help build our U.S. democratic erosion event dataset. Ability to start soon preferred.
Read more and apply here: forms.gle/C8YHTGgBhGf1...
Thank you to @mikealbertus.bsky.social for the opportunity to reflect on and discuss our work in this Q&A.
You can learn more about our work and our new dataset here: democratic-erosion.org/about/
Interested in exploring populism & democratic erosion? Join us this Tuesday with a lecture from Dr. Jennifer McCoy!
Thanks to Dr. Kristin Wylie and Dr. Dan Slater for organizing!
Register Here: jmu-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@jennifermccoy.bsky.social @dnsltr.bsky.social @umich.edu
This semester, DEC Co-Director, Jessica Gottlieb’s democratic erosion course partnered with other Hobby School of Public Affairs classes to participate in the Braver Angels classroom debates organized by College Debates & Discourse Alliance. Learn more here: youtu.be/uxohLUu4KPk?...
Learn more about the College Discourse and Debates Alliance (CD&D) here: goacta.org/initiatives/...
Learn more about the DEC University Course here: democratic-erosion.org/teaching/
We just released v7 of our Democratic Erosion Event Dataset! Updates include: 23,421 events across 156 countries (2000–2023), expanded coverage, and new actor/target variables.
Read more: democratic-erosion.org/2025/12/16/d...
Explore the dataset: democratic-erosion.org/dataset/
Yesterday, DEC students from
@gonzagauniversity.bsky.social, @jhu.edu, and @wm.edu
engaged in an insightful dialogue on democratic backsliding, co-hosted by the College Debates & Discourse Alliance. Thanks to all who contributed!
Request more information here: democratic-erosion.org/teaching/cou...
