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The Shifting Global Balance of Autocracy and Democracy
Fri, April 8th, 2022
Live Online
According to the 2022 Varieties of Democracy annual report, in 2021 the world experienced the lowest levels of democracy the world has seen in thirty years. In fact, the world has not recorded so few democratizing countries since 1978—with only fifteen democratizing countries last year, just 3 percent of the world population. Moreover, autocratization continues to adapt and evolve, marked by the growing use of polarization as a political strategy, the continuing rise of misinformation, and the surge in military coups.
Join Carnegie and the Varieties of Democracy Institute (V-Dem) for a probing conversation of the troubling global landscape of democracy and autocracy featuring Staffan I. Lindberg and Thomas Carothers and moderated by Saskia Brechenmacher.
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
Event Speakers
Thomas Carothers
Harvey V. Fineberg Chair for Democracy Studies; Director, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
Thomas Carothers, director of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, is a leading expert on comparative democratization and international support for democracy.
Saskia Brechenmacher
Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
Saskia Brechenmacher is a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, where her research focuses on democratic erosion, gender, and civic activism in the United States and globally. She also serves on the board of the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law.
Staffan I. Lindberg
Staffan I. Lindberg is director of the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute and professor of political science at the University of Gothenburg.