“Indignants Demonstration” by Phillipe Leroyer, licensed under CC BY 2.0
The SSRC’s Anxieties of Democracy program is motivated by a concern about whether the core institutions of representative democracies can capably address large problems in the public interest. The program promotes research and dialogue on a range of topics related to democratic functioning, for example asking how democracies can effectively respond to climate change, deal with challenges to national security, and address the political consequences of a changing economy.
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Democracy Papers | Rob Blair introduces “Democratic Erosion,” a miniseries of four undergraduate essays drawn from a 20+ institution collaborative course on risks to democracy in the US and abroad.
Democracy Papers | Kay Lehman Schlozman, Henry Brady, and Sidney Verba give an authoritative overview of inequalities of political voice in the United States.
Democracy Papers | André Bächtiger and Claudia Landwehr explore innovative ways to address citizen dissatisfaction with existing institutions of representative democracies.
Call For Proposals | “Political Institutions and Challenges to Democracy” conference, co-hosted by SSRC Anxieties of Democracy program and Stanford University’s Global Populisms project. Conference: Jan 31 - Feb 1, 2019. Application deadline: Aug 1, 2018.
