DEC University Course Review
Spring 2026 is underway meaning another semester of our joint university course on Democratic Erosion! This semester the DEC course is bringing...
Updates
DEED v7 Dataset Release
We are excited to announce that Version 7 of the Democratic Erosion Event Dataset (DEED) has now been published! The new version of DEED includes...
Q&A with Directors of the Democratic Erosion Consortium
The DEC Co-Directors and Research Director had the opportunity to reflect on and discuss our work with Mike Albertus, Professor of Political...
Washington Post Feature: With American Democracy Under Strain, Students Debate Its Resilience
The Washington Post published an article highlighting a Democratic Erosion Consortium course at The Johns Hopkins University! This past semester,...
An Events-Based Approach to Understanding Democratic Erosion
We are excited that DEC research and teaching is featured in the American Political Science Association’s (APSA) new resource collection, Why...
Op-Ed on Federal Funding Cuts
We recently published an op-ed in Inside Higher Ed, in collaboration with the Scholars Strategy Network, highlighting how recent federal funding...