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New Book from CGD Director Noam Lupu Examines Working-Class Representation in Democracies
A new book from Center for Global Democracy Director Noam Lupu and Duke University political scientist Nicholas Carnes examines a persistent imbalance...
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CGD Brings Global Democracy Experts Together in New York to Discuss Democratic Resilience
The Center for Global Democracy convened leading scholars and democracy experts at Vanderbilt's New York City campus to examine the challenges facing democratic institutions and what it takes to strengthen democracy worldwide.
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Americas Quarterly Draws on AmericasBarometer to Examine What Cubans Want
In Americas Quarterly, political scientist Orlando J. Pérez draws on findings from the 2026 AmericasBarometer survey in Cuba to examine what Cubans...
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Amanda Lea Robinson | Workshop on International Survey Methods
Amanda Lea RobinsonProfessor of Political Science, Ohio State UniversitySpeaker InformationJoin the Center for Global Democracy for a virtual Workshop on International Survey...
