Assessing Global Democratic Health Amidst a Growing Shadow of Autocracy

About this episode

Maya Tudor discusses global democratic decline with experts from Carnegie Endowment and Freedom House.

This week on Democracy Dialogues, host Maya Tudor speaks with two democracy experts at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Freedom House to understand the headlines from Freedom House’s 2026 Report, entitled the growing shadow of autocratization. We discuss the drivers behind the 20th consecutive year of global democratic decline and compare the similarities and differences between Freedom House and Varieties of Democracy reports. We conclude by anticipating what lies ahead, what our experts are looking to understand, and what everyday citizens can do to strengthen democracy. Links: Freedom in the World 2026 25 Years of Autocratization Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

People in this episode

Host: Maya Tudor

Topics covered

• democracy
• autocracy
• global decline
• political science
• Freedom House
• Varieties of Democracy

Keywords

• democracy
• autocracy
• Freedom House
• global decline
• political science
• Varieties of Democracy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Freedom House

Books & works: Freedom in the World 2026, 25 Years of Autocratization

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