The Critical Role of Questions in Building Resilient Democracies

By Stefaan G. Verhulst, Hannah Chafetz & Alex Fischer

Asking questions in new and participatory ways can complement advancements in data science and AI while enabling more inclusive and more adaptive democracies.

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Invigorating and Expanding Civic Power

By Áurea Carolina, Tessa Dooms & Julian Walker 1

True believers in democracy must take steps to unlock people’s civic agency, with a particular focus on strategies that make democracies more inclusive, more people-centered, and more responsive to the needs and aspirations of all.

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Grassroots Strategies to Combat Election-Related Misinformation

By Gabriel Marmentini & Jeanine Abrams McLean

Targeted, local engagement with communities coupled with civic education are effective strategies to strengthen information ecosystems, alongside national and international efforts focused on laws and regulation.

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Building a Truly Reflective Pro-Democracy Public Leadership

By Lindiwe Mazibuko, Tainah Pereira & Erin Vilardi

To build evolving, inclusive, effective democracies, we must focus not only on developing leaders who are reflective of the nation-state but who can also change the conditions in which they operate.

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Ensuring Free, Fair, and Trusted Elections

By Farbod Faraji & Flávia Pellegrino

What recent history in Brazil and the United States has taught us about containing, countering, and sustainably preventing the corruption of elections by authoritarian leaders.

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Weaving Democracy Entrepreneurship Across Borders

By Yordanos Eyoel & Andrew Clarke

Cross-contextual learning has long been a vital tool for innovation. The pro-democracy field is no different, and a specific group of innovators are especially primed for and in need of cross-border collaboration.

Starting With the State

By Tim Hanstad 2

Strategic philanthropy should go global and invest in good governance.