Research

Research

The Georgetown Democracy Initiative encourages, showcases, and amplifies cross-disciplinary research on democracy, democratic erosion, democratic resilience, and other democracy dynamics being advanced individually and collaboratively by affiliates of Georgetown University.

Center on Congress and Democracy at Georgetown Law

Democracy and Governance Student Research Symposium

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Federalism and Democratic Backsliding in Comparative Perspective

R. Daniel Kelemen, professor in the McCourt School of Public Policy, co-authored this article on democratic backsliding and what role, if any, federalism might play in stopping democracies from sliding into autocracy.