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The Democratic Erosion Consortium:
A Research, Teaching & Policy Collaboration
Promoting Evidence & Learning About Democratic Backsliding
The Democratic Erosion Consortium (DEC) is a nonpartisan, collaborative effort to address the global challenge of democratic erosion through research, teaching, and multi-stakeholder collaboration. Our focus areas include pedagogy, data collection, research synthesis, and public outreach, with the goal of leveraging evidence to better respond to democratic backsliding worldwide.
Teaching & Learning
Learn about our teaching and pedagogy work, including our Democratic Erosion Course that has been offered at more than 90 universities around the world.
Documenting Democratic Erosion Through Data
Explore and use our Democratic Erosion Event Dataset (DEED), access our online visualizations, or download the full dataset.
Making Evidence Accessible With Briefs
Download our Democratic Erosion Evidence Briefs, which make academic evidence more accessible for policymakers, practitioners, the media, and the broader public.
Fostering Communication, Learning & Partnerships
Join our multi-stakeholder network, attend in-person and virtual roundtables and panels, and sign up for our listserv to stay connected with our network.
Keep up to date with the latest developments from DEC.
Nov 9, 2026 We are excited to share DEC’s partnership with the The Carter Center’s Democracy Program to bring election observation opportunities and resources to our DEC classes. The Carter Center’s Democracy Program works to strengthen democracy through...
Oct 26, 2026 The Democratic Erosion Consortium seeks to place debates about the current state and future trajectory of American democracy in comparative perspective. We aim to go beyond polarized debates about U.S. democratic health by bringing in...
Oct 16, 2026 One of the most exciting components of our DEC university democratic erosion course is the collaborations that occur across faculty and students of different universities. We are excited to share a recent episode from Dr. Albana Dwonch’s podcast,...
The Democratic Erosion Consortium offers a semester-long standardized university course on democratic erosion, making the syllabus, readings, and collaborative assignments accessible to any faculty member around the world.
Understanding Trends in Democratic Erosion
The Democratic Erosion Event Dataset (DEED) tracks discrete events related to democratic erosion and autocratic consolidation across countries and over time, providing valuable insights into the process of democratic erosion around the world.
Democratic Erosion Evidence Briefs (DEE-Briefs)
DEE-Briefs increase the accessibility, usefulness, and responsiveness of existing evidence for policymakers, practitioners, and the broader public.
Engage with the Democratic Erosion Consortium
We foster partnerships between academics, policymakers, and practitioners through both in-person and online events, providing opportunities to network and engage.
Engage with the Democratic Erosion Consortium
We foster partnerships between academics, policymakers, and practitioners, through in-person and online events and opportunities to network and engage.
The Democratic Erosion Consortium offers a semester-long standardized university course on democratic erosion, making the syllabus, readings and collaborative assignments accessible to any faculty member around the world. We will soon be launching an online Democratic Erosion Short Course aimed at policymakers and practitioners.
Understanding Trends in Democratic Erosion
The Democratic Erosion Event Dataset (DEED) tracks discrete events related to democratic erosion and autocratic consolidation across countries and over time, providing valuable insights into the process of democratic erosion around the world.
Democratic Erosion Evidence Briefs (DEE-Briefs)
DEE-Briefs aim to increase the accessibility, usefulness, and responsiveness of existing evidence for policymakers, practitioners, the media, and the broader public.
Democratic Erosion Course Student Blog
Read featured blog posts from our students’ insightful analysis of current events and democratic backsliding.
Apr 17, 2026 | Boston University, Featured Taiwan’s 2025 “Great Recall” campaign marked an unprecedented moment in the island’s democratic history. On July 26, voters were asked whether to recall 24 of 113 legislators—21% of the legislature—making it the first large-scale, coordinated use...
Mar 9, 2026 | Featured, University of Houston In November 2024, Mexico’s government dismantled one of its most important democratic transparency institutions. Through a constitutional reform, the government dissolved the respective powers of the National Institute for Transparency, Access to...
Feb 13, 2026 | Boston University, Featured The recent rise of radical right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) has raised serious concerns about democratic backsliding in Germany. Founded in 2013, the party has seen a surge in popularity over the past 13 years, achieving 20.8 percent...
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