The Democratic Erosion Consortium (DEC) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) came together to host an in-person panel discussion on Resisting Democratic Erosion: Trends to Watch in 2025.
We were honored to hear from:
Tamara Cofman Wittes, President of the National Democratic Institute
Thomas Carothers, Director of the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Agustina Giraudy, Professor of Political Science at American University
Donghyun Danny Choi, Professor of Political Science at Brown University
The panel sparked thought-provoking conversations about strategies to counter democratic backsliding, and we were thrilled to see academics, policymakers, and practitioners come together to explore solutions.