• In the Press
  • Join Listserv
  • Contact
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • About
    • About
    • Our Team
    • Fellowship Program
    • Engage With Us
  • Teaching
    • Teaching
    • Teach the Course
    • Syllabus & Course Materials
    • Faculty Affiliates
    • Student Blog
  • Dataset
    • Dataset
    • Download Dataset
    • Data Viewer
    • Explore the Data
    • Methodology
  • Briefs
  • Events

Gridlock From Polarization: The Current State of the United States Government

by Jia Xin Luo | Nov 22, 2023 | Northeastern University

What is gridlock and polarization?  Political theorist, Jennifer McCoy, defines polarization as, “a process whereby the normal multiplicity of differences in a society increasingly align along a single dimension and people increasingly perceive and describe...

  Trump’s Weaponized Communication during the Pandemic

by Star Anderson | Nov 21, 2023 | University of Memphis

The global epidemic in 2020 was disastrous, costing the globe dearly. The United States, in particular, struggled. President Trump was in office during Covid-19. His reaction to assisting his country in dealing with covid-19 was significant. Trump’s use of...

‘The rest of the world is looking,’ – President Biden Delivers a Warning on U.S. Democratic Backsliding Preceding 2024 Election.

by Ceirra Bradway | Nov 17, 2023 | Salem State University

On September 28, 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden delivered a speech commemorating the late senator John McCain, addressing the state of democratic backsliding in America, and warning Americans of the role that the upcoming presidential election will play in helping to...

The Threat of Extreme Partisanship in the Post-Trump Era: Warnings from the Ouster of Kevin McCarthy

by Kimberly De La Rosa | Oct 18, 2023 | Boston University

On October 3rd, 2023, Kevin McCarthy was removed as Speaker of the House of Representatives in a 216-210 vote, becoming the first person in American history to ever be removed from the position.  The domino effect that led to the removal started much earlier in...

Is it Elon Musk, Twitter, or the Already Growing Populism in the US?

by Ali Cevat Ulubas | Dec 27, 2022 | Sabanci University

Blog Post The Case of Hunter Biden’s Laptop Elon Musk recently bought Twitter, a social media platform that has over 200 million users worldwide. After his purchase Musk announced a couple of new measures such as “relaxing content restrictions, combating fake and...
◀︎◀︎◀︎678910▶︎▶︎▶︎

Join Our Listserv

Get the latest updates, research, teaching opportunities, and event information.

Subscribe
* indicates required

Which of the following are you interested in?





/* real people should not fill this in and expect good things – do not remove this or risk form bot signups */


The Democratic Erosion Consortium (DEC) is a nonpartisan research, teaching, and policy collaboration dedicated to addressing the threat of democratic erosion in the U.S. and around the world. 

Quick Menu

About

Our Team

Events

Contact

Our Work

Teaching

Dataset

Briefs

Engage With Us

Contact
Email Us

Question & Suggestion Form

Join Our Listserv

Student Blog Login

Democratic Erosion © 2024 | Website Created By SĒDR STUDIO

  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow