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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 2h

AI threatens to take educated debate and dialogue out of the political equation. Polarization will only become worse, and political bases more hostile toward one another.

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 4h

The CCP must decide whether to entrust security decisions to opaque AI systems, which may become difficult to control, or rely on human judgement, where error is inherent.

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 5h

Why are term limits important?

Fragile democracies rely on term limits to keep would-be authoritarians from cementing their power and eroding democratic norms over an extended period of time.

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 5h

Will Costa Ricans' faith in democracy be enough to counteract the appeal of populism?

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 6h

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 7h

When checks and balances in Senegal came under threat, the judiciary and civil society pushed back.

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 8h

Why is Bitcoin "freedom money"?

Bitcoin is harder to trace than other currencies, and authoritarians can't easily freeze Bitcoin wallets the way they can with traditional bank accounts.

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 1d

Opposition parties aren't always the drivers of democratic renewal that citizens want them to be.

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 1d

Without institutionalizing mechanisms for succession or intraparty pluralism, Bolivia's MAS collapsed.

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 1d

Water supplies fail. Food shortages force adults to skip meals to feed the young and elderly. Multiple generations live packed together in a single house and endure hot summer nights without enough power to run a fan.

Daily life in Cuba is a nightmare.

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 1d

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 1d

💸 Authoritarians use financial repression to stop democratic movements in their tracks.

🪙 That's where Bitcoin comes in.

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 1d

What's transnational repression?

It's cheaper and easier than ever for authoritarians to target exiles and diaspora communities beyond their borders. Escaping repressive regimes is only becoming more difficult.

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Review of Democracy @revdem2020.bsky.social · 2d

🎙️ In the latest episode of our special series produced in partnership with @jodemocracy.bsky.social, Jennifer Cyr and @fromagehomme.bsky.social reflect on why projects of re-democratization after periods of authoritarian rule often fail in the long term.

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 1d

How do democracies *really* stack up against autocracies?

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 2d

Today, human police in Chinese cities receive intel from AI surveillance and coordinate police activity based on that data. The CCP is working to remove the human component of policework altogether.

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 2d

AI could exacerbate the economic disparities already weakening democracy.

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 2d

Civil society in Senegal, coupled with the independence of the judiciary, spared Senegal's democracy from eroding into authoritarianism.

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 2d

Voters in Costa Rica are disillusioned by corruption scandals and feel generally unsatisfied with how their government is working. But even so, Costa Ricans retain their faith in democracy.

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 2d

Term limits help mitigate the risk of authoritarianism. That's why they're under assault by aspiring autocrats.

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 2d

A lack of respect for opposition parties and checks and balances led to the unraveling of Bolivia's Movement Toward Socialism (MAS).

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 2d

Despite opposition parties' promises to save democracy once elected, it is not uncommon for these parties to become seduced by the power of their predecessors' authoritarian machinery.

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 3d

When Israeli political scientists noticed warning signs of democratic backsliding, they felt they owed it to their society to mobilize. Read "What Political Scientists Owe Democracy":

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 3d

Cuba's government has abandoned its people. Daily life has become hell for the Cuban people, who struggle to survive without easy access to energy, water, food, and healthcare.

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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 3d

Even if an activist flees their repressive nation, they aren't guaranteed freedom from authoritarian influence. We're living in "The Golden Age of Transnational Repression," writes Nate Schenkkan.

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