Diagnosing Threats to Democracy

What are the most important challenges to democracy today? Signs of democratic decline seem to pervade much of the West, including economic challenges, increased polarization, and lack of trust in democratic institutions. We asked a group of political scientists, including Sarah Bush, Maria Debre, Bianca Freeman, Peter Gourevitch, Mark Hallerberg, Anna Meyerrose, Jon Pevehouse, and Nita Rudra, to diagnose the problem and offer solutions. 

These and other social scientists participated in a May 2022 workshop hosted by IGCC’s Future of Democracy initiative.