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A New Kind of Authoritarianism: Democracy in Decline at Home and Abroad

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UC San Diego based faculty are leading the Future of Democracy initiative, which brings together multiple disciplines and perspectives from across the University of California to better understand why illiberal regimes—governing systems that hide their nondemocratic practices behind formally democratic institutions and procedures—are increasingly on the rise and what the consequences are for populations around the globe.

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Free Speech, Student Protest and the First Amendment

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Michelle Deutchman, executive director of the UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement, shares her insight.

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Meet Shelley Wright, UC San Diego Astrophysicist

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Wright’s work includes the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. She chats with UC San Diego Magazine about how this work engages with people’s fascination with the universe.

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Election Officials Can Boost Voter Trust in Delayed Results with Early Communication

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A survey experiment with 10,000 Americans demonstrates that even a brief, low-cost message from election officials can help maintain trust when election results are delayed.

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Is Democracy in Peril?

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UC San Diego professors discuss the status of democracy worldwide.

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Being Purposeful and Brave

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UC San Diego’s position at the forefront of addressing complex issues was prominent at “Combatting Antisemitism and Islamophobia: Best Practices in Challenging Times,” a two-day conference presented by the Applied Research Center for Civility, a partnership between UC San Diego and the National Conflict Resolution Center.