Democracy Lighthouse

14/01/2026

In "Protecting Democracy in Europe:
Pluralism, Autocracy, and the Future of the EU" Tom Theuns from
Leiden University asks why has the European Union failed to combat rising authoritarianism within its own ranks? And how can it defend democratic governance inside member countries?

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17/11/2025

Amalinda Savirani, activist, scholar, and Professor of Politics
Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia is our November Democracy Feature. In this interview titled ‘The Irony of Democracy’, Savirani discusses the state of democracy in Indonesia and what the future holds for the world’s third largest democracy.

Watch the interview below or on youtube at https://youtube.com/watch?v=fLz_w_1FGUw&t=2s

07/09/2025

The second edition of the Democracy Lighthouse Digest is now live! This edition includes the latest publications from our research team, our August feature article with the distinguished Mexican historian and essayist Enrique Krauze, a recent book that explores how authoritarian regimes are using “sharp power” to undermine democracy, and a short article from Debasish Roy Chowdhury examining the impact of Trump’s tariffs on India.

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29/08/2025

Mexican historian and essayist Enrique Krauze is our August Democracy Feature. In this interview with Democracy Lighthouse, Krauze provides a deeply personal account of the democratic experience in Mexico. Despite being attacked by former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on 474 occasions, Krauze remains committed to the view that democracy is a 'modest utopia' that we should all strive towards.

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25/08/2025

A Democracy Lighthouse Special: The Impact of Trump 2.0 on Global Democracy.

Over the last few months our global team of researchers have been exploring the impact of Trump 2.0 on their respective regions. The results of this research can now be seen on the Democracy Lighthouse website.

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21/08/2025

An interesting report from Wolfgang Merkel as part of our series on the impact of Trump 2.0 on global democracy.

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This report examines the terminology applied to the second presidency of Donald Trump. It has been called ‘fascist’, a ‘descent into fascism’ or a ‘revolutionary government in the form of an imperial court’. The US itself has been described as a ‘flawed democracy’. What are the argum...

13/08/2025

"The world’s dictators are no longer content with shoring up control over their own populations - they are now exploiting the openness of the free world to spread disinformation, sow discord, and suppress dissent."

An excerpt from William Dobson, Christopher Walker, and Tarek Masoud's book Defending Democracy in an Age of Sharp Power. A timely read for anyone interested in learning how authoritarian leaders are attempting to erode the pillars of democratic societies.

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05/08/2025

Our July feature organisation is Fundación Ciudadanía Inteligente a Latin American organisation that fights for the transformation of democracies in the region. We spoke to CI's Executive Director, Colombina Schaeffer, about what democracy means to CI. Watch the English and Spanish version below.

05/08/2025

Introducing the Democracy Lighthouse Digest, a monthly newsletter that provides updates on our group’s work. Read it at the link below or subscribe to receive it in your inbox.

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28/07/2025

Introducing our Lighthouse team which consists of scholars and journalists from around the world who are experts on democracy. Our researchers will be regularly publishing articles, policy briefs, and reports on the most pressing issues relevant to democracy.

24/07/2025

'Democracy Lighthouse strives to be a rich depository of global information about the many scholars and hundreds of organisations and networks engaged in reimagining, advocating and researching the past, present and future of democracy'.

Below are some endorsements of our work.

23/07/2025

ANNOUNCEMENT - THE NEW LOOK DEMOCRACY LIGHTHOUSE IS NOW LIVE! Visit http://democracylighthouse.com