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Democracy

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John Sarbanes joins JHU as distinguished practitioner
Published Jan 13, 2025
Nine-term U.S. congressman from Maryland will collaborate with SNF Agora faculty, fellows, and JHU students to explore ways to rejuvenate democracy and overcome political polarization
Hahrie Han
Racial justice
Louder than words
Published Winter 2024
In 'Undivided,' a political science professor explores whether an antiracist program at a megachurch can heal racial divides / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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Election 2024
Poll: Nearly half of voters think those from other party are 'evil'
Published Oct 27, 2024
New SNF Agora/YouGov poll shows Harris gains, Trump maintains, and the divide between 2020 election deniers and the rest of the electorate grows
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Democracy reinvented
Published Fall 2024
A SAIS Europe professor's new book follows Italy from fascism to democracy / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Kathryn Prather, age 18, stands in a 3D sign that reads
Election 2024
'Young people should be involved'
Published Sept 3, 2024
First-year engineering student Kathryn Prather, 18, was one of the youngest delegates at this year's Democratic National Convention in Chicago
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A day devoted to democracy
Published Aug 27, 2024
At Johns Hopkins' fourth annual Democracy Day, experts urged incoming students to actively engage in making their communities and world better
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Books
Dictators united: How authoritarian states work together to thwart democracy
Published Aug 12, 2024
In 'Autocracy, Inc.', Pulitzer Prize–winning author Anne Applebaum writes that dictators do not need to have the same backgrounds to accomplish the shared goal of undermining liberal democracy
Four panelists
Johns Hopkins hosts leaders of Smithsonian, Library of Congress, National Archives
Published Aug 2, 2024
University hosts pioneering panel discussion on how our cultural institutions help safeguard democracy
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Voices
Could the Democrats choose a new presidential candidate?
Published July 16, 2024
In a 'New York Times' essay, Johns Hopkins political scientist Daniel Schlozman explains how the Democratic Party's charter allows for changing candidates
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Democracy+politics
SNF Agora Institute organizes bipartisan condemnation of political violence
Published July 15, 2024
Signatories also demand less violent rhetoric before election