Outside/In: The Winds of Change in Political Windows

Authors: Veronica Dickson La Rotta & Izabela Chmielewska Never waste a good crisis: a maxim bolstered by a year of a global pandemic and advocacy for racial equity. Moments of political upheaval and societal distress, destabilizing though they may be, have historically been the key to opening windows of opportunity for civil society reformers to…

Regaining Trust and Bridging the Divide: Identity Politics and Elections

  Political identity is a divisive topic, even when it’s not election season. Today, the word “polarization” is nearly synonymous with politics in the United States, with a recessive trend of closing civic spaces and restrictive conservatism growing globally. A few relevant questions from our Open Gov Hub community came up during our live discussion…

Election Crises in Polarized Democracies: Lessons from Poland, Venezuela, and India

This video and transcript are based on a joint event, co-organized by Open Gov Hub and Global Integrity. On October 22nd, we brought experts and activists together from the U.S., Poland, Venezuela, and India to share their perspectives. Rachel Kleinfeld, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace led the conversation with Krzysztof Izdebski…

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Defending Democracy Dialogue Recap: Tactics to Protect Civic Space

  originally published on Open Gov Hub  On July 22, we hosted a dialogue on Tactics to Protect Civic Space in Russia, India, the U.S., and Beyond as a part of Open Gov Hub’s Defending Democracy series. Six speakers highlighted different aspects of the rising accost on democratic freedoms and institutions, and explored ways to…

Defending Democracy: Populism and Corruption

January 17, 2018 Nada Zohdy, Director – Open Gov Hub ***This post was originally published on the Open Gov Hub’s blog on January 16, 2018***   The second installment in the “Democracy Dialogues” series presented by the Open Gov Hub, Global Integrity, Sunlight Foundation, and Transparency International. Several countries throughout Europe – as well as…

Democracy Defenders in Dialogue: Launch Event

December 16, 2018 Nada Zohdy, Director – Open Gov Hub ***This blog was originally published on Open Gov Hub’s blog on December 15, 2018***   What might American democracy defenders learn from actors in other countries who have leveraged investigative journalism techniques and advocacy to combat grand corruption? The Open Gov Hub, Global Integrity, Sunlight Foundation, and Transparency International are…