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Staffan I. Lindberg is a Swedish political scientist and director of the V-Dem Institute at the University of Gothenburg. Lindberg's… more

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by Staffan I. Lindberg — Reposted by: David Darmofal

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Eliminating constraints and upsurping more of Congress power of the purse in one go. This is separate from the general shutdown. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
Trump Administration Defunds Federal Watchdog Office
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by Staffan I. Lindberg

silindberg.bsky.social
Gift article. You can read it for free without a subscription. Autocrat--ruler Trump instruct military to follow orders in attack on Democrat cities in a "war on the enemies from within". Ugh.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
Trump and Hegseth Recount Familiar Partisan Complaints to Top Military Leaders
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by Staffan I. Lindberg

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Yes….
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Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 7d
This precisely. 100%. 10/10. No notes.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d
Trump wraps up a speech to military leaders that represented a major escalation of his effort to weaponize the armed forces into a tool he can use to violently quash domestic dissent. Hard to imagine how anyone with a shred of dignity can keep serving after this, which of course is the point.
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by Staffan I. Lindberg

silindberg.bsky.social
Indeed..,,
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by Staffan I. Lindberg

silindberg.bsky.social
US turning into 1934 Germany, for real.
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Indeed too much like 1934 Nazi Germany for comfort. I don’t say this lightly.
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I remember in the spring you said, "At the pace at which it is happening, I would say that before the end of the summer, you no longer qualify as a democracy in the United States.” March feels like years ago. 😔
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craigipedia.bsky.social
This precisely. 100%. 10/10. No notes.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d
Trump wraps up a speech to military leaders that represented a major escalation of his effort to weaponize the armed forces into a tool he can use to violently quash domestic dissent. Hard to imagine how anyone with a shred of dignity can keep serving after this, which of course is the point.
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by Staffan I. Lindberg

silindberg.bsky.social
Indeed too much like 1934 Nazi Germany for comfort. I don’t say this lightly.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d
Trump: "The ones that are run by radical left Democrats -- what they've done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles. They're very unsafe places & we're gonna straighten them out one by one. This is gonna be a major part for some people in this room. That's a war too. It's war from within"
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by Staffan I. Lindberg

silindberg.bsky.social
Indeed too much like 1934 Nazi Germany for comfort. I don’t say this lightly.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d
Trump: "The ones that are run by radical left Democrats -- what they've done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles. They're very unsafe places & we're gonna straighten them out one by one. This is gonna be a major part for some people in this room. That's a war too. It's war from within"
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by Staffan I. Lindberg

silindberg.bsky.social
Trump announcing a war on enemies from within is coming to generals at meeting in VA. It is 1934 for real. 😪
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d
Trump to generals: "America is under invasion from within. We're under invasion from within. No different than a foreign enemy, but more difficult in any ways because they don't wear uniforms. At least when they're wearing a uniform you can take them out."
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by Brendan Nyhan — Reposted by: Staffan I. Lindberg, Stephan Lewandowsky, Will Jennings , and 11 more

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An unprecedented violation of our civic and Constitutional traditions. Calling every military leader in the world back to the U.S. to hear a wildly inappropriate partisan campaign speech followed by a fascist call to use the military against Americans.
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Reposted by: Staffan I. Lindberg, Timothy Snyder, Stephan Lewandowsky , and 21 more

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Trump: "The ones that are run by radical left Democrats -- what they've done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles. They're very unsafe places & we're gonna straighten them out one by one. This is gonna be a major part for some people in this room. That's a war too. It's war from within"
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Reposted by: Staffan I. Lindberg, Elizabeth Saunders, Margaret Mitchell , and 11 more

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Trump to generals: "America is under invasion from within. We're under invasion from within. No different than a foreign enemy, but more difficult in any ways because they don't wear uniforms. At least when they're wearing a uniform you can take them out."
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by Joanna Bryson — Reposted by: Staffan I. Lindberg, Rebecca Sear, Sheila R. Foster , and 1 more

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This is a video summary of www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... about what has halted collapses of Democracy before. Via @bwyble.bsky.social by @marinanord.bsky.social (of @hertieschool.bsky.social, coincidentally!) @fabioangiolillo.bsky.social @silindberg.bsky.social & al.
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by Staffan I. Lindberg

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Autocracy in action. Trump Says He Has Ordered Troops to Protect ICE Facilities in Portland www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/u...
Trump Says He Has Ordered Troops to Protect ICE Facilities in Portland
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by Staffan I. Lindberg

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Nobel laureate & good friend @mariaressa.bsky.social on @thedailyshow.com The Daily Show, speaking with facts from #DemocracyReport2025.

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by Staffan I. Lindberg

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Reposted by: Staffan I. Lindberg

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A key finding is that 52% of all autocratization episodes become U-Turns, which increases to 73% when focusing on the last 30 years. The vast majority of U-Turns (90%) lead to restored or even improved levels of democracy: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
When autocratization is reversed: episodes of U-Turns since 1900
The world is in a “wave of autocratization.” Yet, recent events in Brazil, the Maldives, and Zambia demonstrate that autocratization can be halted and reversed. This article introduces “U-Turn” as ...
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by Staffan I. Lindberg

silindberg.bsky.social
Autocracy in the US. “declaring antifa a “domestic terrorist organization” — a designation that does not actually exist under U.S. law.”
Trump Signs Order Targeting Antifa Movement www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/u...
Trump Signs Order Targeting Antifa Movement
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Reposted by: Staffan I. Lindberg

leftrightusa.bsky.social
This is encouraging:

“A key finding is that 52% of all autocratization episodes become U-Turns, which increases to 73% when focusing on the last 30 years. The vast majority of U-Turns (90%) lead to restored or even improved levels of democracy."

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
When autocratization is reversed: episodes of U-Turns since 1900
The world is in a “wave of autocratization.” Yet, recent events in Brazil, the Maldives, and Zambia demonstrate that autocratization can be halted and reversed. This article introduces “U-Turn” as ...
www.tandfonline.com
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by Staffan I. Lindberg

silindberg.bsky.social
Scotus enabling strengtening of autocracy in the US of A.
Supreme Court Allows Trump to Fire F.T.C. Commissioner www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/u...
Supreme Court Allows Trump to Fire F.T.C. Commissioner
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Reposted by: Staffan I. Lindberg

haidenthaler.bsky.social
Trump? AfD? FPÖ?...

Alles wird gut:
"key finding is that 52% of all autocratization episodes become U-Turns, which increases to 73% when focusing on last 30 years. vast majority of U-Turns (90%) lead to restored or even improved levels of democracy"

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
When autocratization is reversed: episodes of U-Turns since 1900
The world is in a “wave of autocratization.” Yet, recent events in Brazil, the Maldives, and Zambia demonstrate that autocratization can be halted and reversed. This article introduces “U-Turn” as ...
www.tandfonline.com
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Reposted by: Staffan I. Lindberg

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𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸! #3

1. The Forum: Global Challenges to Democracy? Perspectives on Democratic Backsliding (2023) by Larry Bartels, Ursula Daxecker, @sdhyde.bsky.social, @silindberg.bsky.social and Irfan Nooroding. (academic.oup.com/isr/article/...)
The Forum: Global Challenges to Democracy? Perspectives on Democratic Backsliding
Abstract. There is a widespread perception that we are witnessing a period of democratic decline, manifesting itself in varieties of democratic backsliding
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Reposted by: Staffan I. Lindberg

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Reposted with ##AltText! 🫂
An article screenshot is seen. Against a white background, black text states: The world is in a wave of autocratization. Yet, recent events in Brazil, the Maldives, and Zambia demonstrate that autocratization can be halted and reversed. This article introduces "U-Turn" as a new type of regime transformation episode in which autocratization is closely followed by and linked to subsequent democratization. Drawing on earlier literature, it provides a general conceptualization and operationalization of this type of episode, complementing the existing Episodes of Regime Transformation (ERT) framework. The accompanying database provides descriptions for all 102 U-Turn episodes from 1900 to 2023, differentiating between three types: authoritarian manipulation, democratic reaction, and international intervention. The analysis presents a systematic empirical overview of patterns and developments of U-Turns. A key finding is that 52% of all autocratization episodes become U-Turns, which increases to 73% when focusing on the last 30 years. The vast majority of U-Turns (90%) lead to restored or even improved levels of democracy. The data on U-Turn episodes
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by Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò — Reposted by: Staffan I. Lindberg

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reposting the text image referenced above, this time with Alt text
"The world is in a “wave of autocratization.” Yet, recent events in Brazil, the Maldives, and Zambia demonstrate that autocratization can be halted and reversed. This article introduces “U-Turn” as a new type of regime transformation episode in which autocratization is closely followed by and linked to subsequent democratization. Drawing on earlier literature, it provides a general conceptualization and operationalization of this type of episode, complementing the existing Episodes of Regime Transformation (ERT) framework. The accompanying database provides descriptions for all 102 U-Turn episodes from 1900 to 2023, differentiating between three types: authoritarian manipulation, democratic reaction, and international intervention. The analysis presents a systematic empirical overview of patterns and developments of U-Turns. A key finding is that 52% of all autocratization episodes become U-Turns, which increases to 73% when focusing on the last 30 years. The vast majority of U-Turns (90%) lead to restored or even improved levels of democracy."
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marebear33.bsky.social
Do not give up🫶

(Reposting image with alt text)
The world is in a “wave of autocratization.” Yet, recent events in Brazil, the Maldives, and Zambia demonstrate that autocratization can be halted and reversed. This article introduces “U-Turn” as a new type of regime transformation episode in which autocratization is closely followed by and linked to subsequent democratization. Drawing on earlier literature, it provides a general conceptualization and operationalization of this type of episode, complementing the existing Episodes of Regime Transformation (ERT) framework. The accompanying database provides descriptions for all 102 U-Turn episodes from 1900 to 2023, differentiating between three types: authoritarian manipulation, democratic reaction, and international intervention. The analysis presents a systematic empirical overview of patterns and developments of U-Turns. A key finding is that 52% of all autocratization episodes become U-Turns, which increases to 73% when focusing on the last 30 years. The vast majority of U-Turns (90%) lead to restored or even improved levels of democracy. 
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by Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò — Reposted by: Staffan I. Lindberg, Colin F. Camerer, James Goodwin , and 3 more

olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win (h/t @miriamposner.com)

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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by Staffan I. Lindberg

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PM for pdf copy

by Staffan I. Lindberg

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Pm för pdf om ni inte har SvD

by Staffan I. Lindberg

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For my English-speaking friends: I judge that the US is no longer a democracy. Interview in major Swedish newspaper.
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Staffan I Lindberg /V-Dem Institute @silindberg.bsky.social · 17d
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