by kkromash | Jul 11, 2025
Susan Stokes, Faculty Director of the Chicago Center on Democracy, today published an opinion piece in Project Syndicate, “Why Trump Is Attacking the Academy.” Summary: When politicians try to muzzle universities by ousting their leaders, interfering with...
by kkromash | Nov 12, 2024
Dear Chicago Center on Democracy community, America has just concluded an election campaign during which a majority of voters, whichever their preferred party, believed that our democracy is at risk. In response to a survey question, posed in late 2023, which asked,...
by kkromash | Jul 16, 2024
Susan Stokes, Faculty Director of the Chicago Center on Democracy, recently published an opinion piece in Project Syndicate, “Inequality Spurs Democratic Backsliding.” The piece draws on research from the center that shows that countries with higher income...
by kkromash | Jun 6, 2024
Susan Stokes, Faculty Director of the Chicago Center on Democracy, was quoted in The Atlantic’s article, “What Trump’s Total GOP Control Means Next” (June 6, 2024). Among her contributions to the piece is: The strong message of the...
by kkromash | Feb 2, 2024
Susan Stokes, the Director of the Chicago Center on Democracy, was quoted in the ABC News article, “Americans think democracy is in peril in the 2024 election” (February 1, 2024). Among her viewpoints expressed in the article: “I see a lot of ways in...
