The power of isolationist rhetoric
Susan Stokes, Faculty Director of the Chicago Center on Democracy, recently spoke at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs about the use of isolationist rhetoric by politicians. She draws from a psychological framework called cognitive appraisal theory to explain why...
Two new reports on the state of U.S. democracy
Bright Line Watch, a multi-university consortium housed at the University of Chicago’s Chicago Center on Democracy has released two new reports on the state of U.S. democracy. Since February, 2017, Bright Line Watch has conducted surveys – both of political science...
Political scientist Susan Stokes and sociologist Lis Clemens find common ground
The Fall 2018 edition of Dialogo has featured a conversation between political scientist Susan Stokes (faculty chair of CCD) and sociologist Lis Clemens. The two discuss the evolution of democracy, how their research has responded to recent trends, and connections...
CCD in the Folha de S. Paulo
CCD’s most recent event, on the outlook for democracy in Brazil, has been featured in the Folha de S. Paulo, the largest newspaper in Brazil.
CCD’s inaugural event featured in The Chicago Maroon
The Chicago Center on Democracy’s inaugural event was a reception and discussion on October 18 with Stanford’s Anna Grzymala-Busse on “Populism and the Erosion of Democracy.”