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Democracy is a form of government in which political control is given to the people, whether directly or through the election of governing officials. Currently, large numbers of people have lost faith in this form of government and some elected officials have been working to dismantle democratic institutions. Our programs, events, and experts strive to better understand this alarming development.
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JUN 9, 2021 • Podcast
Illiberal Democracy on the Rise: Examining Brazil, Hungary, & India
APR 19, 2022 • Podcast
Why Democracy vs. Autocracy Misses the Point, with Jean-Marie Guéhenno
Senior Fellow Anja Kapsersen is joined by Professor Jean-Marie Guéhenno for a conversation about virtual communities and the advent of the age of data.
FEB 23, 2024 • Article
What Do We Mean When We Talk About "AI Democratization"?
With numerous parties calling for "AI democratization," Elizabeth Seger, director of the CASM digital policy research hub at Demos, discusses four meanings of the term.
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Ethics & International Affairs Journal
Ethics & International Affairs is the quarterly journal of Carnegie Council. It aims to close the gap between the theory and practice of ethics.
Explore Our Democracy Resources
NOV 4, 2008 • Podcast
Ark of the Liberties: America and the World
Ted Widmer shows that from its beginnings, the United States, for all its shortfalls, has been by far the world's greatest advocate for freedom.
OCT 29, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: United States Experiments with African Command
Was it auspicious timing or a bad omen that Somali pirates hijacked a Ukrainian arms shipment the day before the U.S. military launched AFRICOM, ...
OCT 22, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Lovers with Borders
Young international couples find the strict Danish immigration policies rotten, but a new ruling from the European Union could ease cross-border marriages.
OCT 16, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: A Slick Solution for Oil Markets
Although oil prices are declining, the global oil market is out of whack and prices remain high, causing economic suffering around the world. To get ...
OCT 14, 2008 • Podcast
The Freedom Agenda: Why America Must Spread Democracy (Just Not the Way George Bush Did)
According to James Traub, although Bush bungled his famous Freedom Agenda—that American liberty is dependent on liberty in other lands—the concept still holds ...
OCT 14, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Saving the Congo
The scale of Congo's resource curse, weak governance, and civil war calls for policy changes beyond anything typically contemplated by the international community.
SEP 24, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Peace Breaks Out in the Taiwan Strait
While the world's attention is focused on wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Georgia, a little-observed positive trend is taking place on the other side of ...
SEP 9, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Oil Revenue Sharing for Iraq
Developing a fair system for sharing Iraqi oil revenues will ensure that no one can aspire to be the next Saddam Hussein.
AUG 28, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: The Rights of Human Goddesses
At last, the young girls who are worshiped as living goddesses in Nepal are now awarded basic human rights by the state.
AUG 28, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: One Bed, Different Dreams
Seeing the Olympics as a watershed event, Japanese commentators have speculated about a "post-Olympic" China, and their prognoses are generally darker than the more optimistic ...