Democracy

Economic inequality leads to democratic erosion, study finds Scale with coins on each side. One side has three stacks of coins while the other has one.

Economic inequality leads to democratic erosion, study finds

How do we define human rights in the age of A.I.? Four people sit on stage in front of an audience. Banners with the Pozen Family Center logo hang behind them. The man on the far left, Torsten Reimer, speakers while the other three look at him.

How do we define human rights in the age of A.I.?

At UChicago, Barack Obama warns that disinformation threatens foundations of democracy Former President Barack Obama (left) speaks with Jeffrey Goldberg, editor of The Atlantic, in an April 6 event at UChicago

At UChicago, Barack Obama warns that disinformation threatens foundations of democracy

New Data & Democracy Research Initiative launched at University of Chicago Digital ballot box illustration

New Data & Democracy Research Initiative launched at University of Chicago

New book examines why liberty blossoms in some states but wilts in others Berlin Wall

New book examines why liberty blossoms in some states but wilts in others

Why public distrust could prove ‘corrosive’ to U.S. democracy Illustration of cracked flag

Why public distrust could prove ‘corrosive’ to U.S. democracy

Young Leftist Candidates Are Breathing New Radicalism Into Stale Climate Politics YOUNG LEFTIST CANDIDATES ARE BREATHING NEW RADICALISM INTO STALE CLIMATE POLITICS

Young Leftist Candidates Are Breathing New Radicalism Into Stale Climate Politics


The Intercept

Reexamining ballots and bullets

Reexamining ballots and bullets


Marco Garrido BW

Marco Garrido

Title: Associate Professor, Department of Sociology

Expertise: Democracy

Departmental website: https://sociology.uchicago.edu/directory/marco-garrido

Professor Michael Albertus in a collared shirt next to a window

Michael Albertus

Title: Professor of Political Science; Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs in the Division of the Social Sciences

Expertise: Authoritarianism, Democracy, Politics

Departmental website: https://political-science.uchicago.edu/directory/michael-albertus