International Forum for Democratic Studies March 2019 Newsletter
The March 2019 edition of the Forum newsletter features new content, event recaps, and more.
Democracy Research News March 2019
Democracy Research News is the electronic newsletter of the Network of Democracy Research Institutes (NDRI), a membership association of institutions that conduct and publish research on democracy and democratic...
The Road to Digital Unfreedom
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Ronald J. Deibert and Xiao Qiang discussed the multifaceted challenges posed by sharpening levels of online polarization and manipulation, new threats to individual rights and privacy in the digital space, the tension between the business model of social media companies and their responsibilities to democratic societies, and authoritarian efforts to diffuse digital technologies of surveillance and control.
A Crisis of Legitimacy in the Islamic Republic of Iran Forty...
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow Dr. Ladan Boroumand reflected on crucial phases that have defined Iran's state-society dialectic, and brought to light the unprecedented cultural and ideological consequences of this dynamic.
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