American Democracy Collaborative
In 2017 I initiated the American Democracy Collaborative, a group of scholars of American political development and comparative politics who have come together to examine the state of democracy in the United States today. Political scientists have been concerned for some time about trends that weaken American democracy, including rising economic inequality, growing polarization, resurgent racism or nativism, and escalating executive power. Few worried seriously, however, about the prospect of severe deterioration of democracy, never mind regime change, until the historic 2016 election, and the ascendance of a candidate –and now president—who openly violates democratic norms. More disturbing, these developments have brought into bold relief a confluence of threats to American democracy that will likely persist well beyond the current presidency. We aim to integrate insights from previous crises in American political history with understanding of the conditions that have threatened democracies around the world. We foster discussion and writing around these topics and provide materials that are useful for teachers, journalists, and citizens.
Learn more here. Memos and Videos available at: It's a Republic, If We Can Keep It.
“Trumpism and American Democracy: History, Comparison, and the Predicament of Liberal Democracy in the United States,” paper written with Robert C. Lieberman, Thomas B. Pepinsky, Kenneth M. Roberts, and Richard Valelly
Insider Higher Ed, PoliSci for the Trump Era
Learn more here. Memos and Videos available at: It's a Republic, If We Can Keep It.
“Trumpism and American Democracy: History, Comparison, and the Predicament of Liberal Democracy in the United States,” paper written with Robert C. Lieberman, Thomas B. Pepinsky, Kenneth M. Roberts, and Richard Valelly
Insider Higher Ed, PoliSci for the Trump Era