DEMOCRACY AND THE CRISIS OF TRUST

“It’s a good time to be a bad democrat. Social media hyper-connectivity, the boundless public appetite for soundbites and the ease of deploying disinformation campaigns make it relatively simple to exploit weaknesses or sources of discontent with democracy."

Dr. Cassandra Emmons, Chad Vickery and Erica Shein of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) collaborated on the op-ed "Democracy and the Crisis of Trust." Originally published by Foreign Policy, the op-ed addresses solutions to the urgent question of how to restore trust in democracy. 

Read the op-ed and watch the related discussion!

ELECTION SNAPSHOT: GLOBAL ELECTIONS OCT. 2, 2022

Four critical global elections were held Sunday, Oct. 2 in Brazil, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Peru and Bulgaria. To help our readership better understand these important electoral processes, IFES provides Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). Learn more:

Brazil: 2022 General Elections

Bosnia & Herzegovina: 2022 General Elections

Peru: 2022 Regional and Municipal Elections

Bulgaria: 2022 Parliamentary Elections