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Democracy Report 2021. Autocratization Turns Viral
"Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) produces the largest global dataset on democracy with almost 30 million data points for 202 countries from 1789 to 2020." This report details the state of democracy in 2020 and presents data for democratically advancing and declining states around the world and global challenges.
Populism, nationalism and revisionist foreign policy
“This article introduces a framework for mapping the effects of populism and nationalism in foreign policy”, and “concludes that nationalism has greater destructive effects for the international system when combined with populism.” (International Affairs, Volume 97, Issue 2, March 2021, Pages 323–343).
Democracy on the Defense
“With the benefit of hindsight, it is clear that it was naive to expect democracy to spread to all corners of the world. The authoritarian turn of recent years reflects the flaws and failings of democratic systems” (Yascha Mounk, 2021).
How the WTO Changed China
“By most accounts...China’s economic model has not turned toward market liberalism since 2001 but instead consolidated into a form of state capitalism that Beijing hopes to export globally. WTO membership...has allowed China access to the American and other global economies without forcing it to truly change its behavior” (Yeling Tan, 2021).
Governing In The Planetary Age
“To overcome the twin crises of legitimacy and effectiveness created by planetary challenges, nation-states must delegate governance responsibilities up to planetary institutions and down to local ones” (Blake and Gilman, 2021).
How Economists and Non-Economists Can Get Along
“Understanding the advantages and limitations of economists’ methods clarifies the value they can add to analysis of non-economic questions. Equally important, it underscores how economists’ approach can complement but never replace alternative, often qualitative methods used in other scholarly disciplines” (Dani Rodrick, 2021).
How to Put Out Democracy's Dumpster Fire
“Tocqueville reckoned that the true success of democracy in America rested not on the grand ideals expressed on public monuments or even in the language of the Constitution...by contrast, Americans worked together...in the nearly two centuries that have passed since Tocqueville wrote these words, many of those institutions and habits have deteriorated or disappeared.” (Applebaum and Pomerantsev, 2021).
Democracy is Down, But Not Out
“During 2020, democracy retreated for the 15th consecutive year, deteriorating in 73 countries and improving in only 28...reversing this decline will require established democracies to play both defense and offense, bolstering democracy where it is under siege and challenging the anti-democratic message of the world’s authoritarian powers” (Stewart M. Patrick, 2021).
How a Disaster Relief Program Changed the Roman Empire for the Better
“Pompeii may symbolize catastrophe, but its aftermath provides a blueprint for rebuilding” in the context of wealth transfer and relief (Annalee Newitz, 2021).
Trump Is Gone, but Democracy Is in Trouble
“The United States has, for now, pulled back from the brink...although the current state of the Republican Party is deeply worrying, the party’s next presidential nominee may yet turn out to be a conventional conservative. In the meantime, the new administration is doing its best to reestablish America’s claim as the leader of the free world.” (Yascha Mounk, 2021).
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