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The Center for Emerging Democracies promotes engaged scholarship to understand the conditions and policies that foster worldwide transitions from autocratic rule and the deepening of democratic governance–in the past, present, and future. The Center for Emerging Democracies promotes engaged public interdisciplinary scholarship to better understand the conditions and policies that foster worldwide
03/19/2026
What happens after rebels win? Join us TODAY from 4-5:30 as Kai Thaler explores how rebel ideologies impact post-war governance across Nicaragua, Liberia, Uganda, and other cases in Africa and Asia
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03/16/2026
What happens when rebels claim victory? Kai Thaler joins us on March 19th , examining how rebel group ideologies shape post-war governance in Nicaragua, Liberia, Uganda, and other cases in Africa and Asia
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03/12/2026
Happening TODAY! Democracy and social welfare are often seen as mutually reinforcing —but how does that shift when autocratic leaders use generous benefits to consolidate power? Join global experts for this discussion.
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03/06/2026
Democracy and social welfare are often seen in tandem, but what happens when autocratic leaders use generous social policies to reinforce their power? Join global experts next week, March 12, as they unpack the links between democracy, authoritarianism, and welfare.
More info here: https://myumi.ch/P3M4y
02/27/2026
Democracy and social welfare are often seen in tandem, but as autocratic leaders use generous social policies to strengthen their power, how does that change? Join us March 12 as global experts examine the ties between democracy, authoritarianism, and welfare.
🗓️4–5:30PM | NQ2435
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02/11/2026
What messages build support for foreign aid? Join us for a conversation on new UM–Freedom House research and how these findings can shape real-world communications about foreign aid
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02/10/2026
How did antifascist resistors understand democracy after their victory in 1945? Join us TODAY as Mira Markham discusses Czechoslovakia’s radical postwar experiment in antifascist “folk democracy” and its legacy under Communist party dictatorship
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02/04/2026
Life-saving, economic, or values-based appeals—what really works for foreign aid? Join a discussion of new UM–Freedom House research and how USAID and other practitioners can use message testing to sharpen strategic communications.
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02/03/2026
How can local participation shape a new political order? Join us on February 10th as UM postdoctoral fellow Mira Markham explores Czechoslovakia’s radical postwar experiment in antifascist “folk democracy” and its roots in local resistance movements.
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11/13/2025
“Gen Z” protests are surging across the Global South. Join us TODAY in Weiser 555 for a roundtable delving into the forces behind this surge in youth-led mobilization.
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11/06/2025
A new wave of "Gen Z" protests is erupting across the Global South. Join us on November 13th for our next roundtable with Martha Wilfhart, Francisco Garfias, and Adrienne LeBas, examining the forces driving this surge of youth-led mobilization.
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