Leading scholarly journal on how democratic norms, institutions and practices evolve and disseminate or retract within and across national and cultural boundaries.https://bsky.app/profile/democratization.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/democratization.bsky.social/post/3ml5cbunyac2aA comment on the recent special issue on authoritarian informationalism (ed. by Lisa Garbe & @seraphinemaerz.bsky.social), written by S. Harrison Knudson. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/internet-supposed-fix-made-worse-s-harrison-knudson-jvyle/?trackingId=BJZC4vAUaxTfsKcN%2Bkl5kg%3D%3D05 May 2026 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:b64sm4wdcsprhletfbciho5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5cbunyac2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/democratization.bsky.social/post/3mjygqdsbl223New special issue: “The rise of authoritarian informationalism” ed. by Lisa Garbe (@wzb.bsky.social) + @seraphinemaerz.bsky.social. It brings together work on how digital and analogue tools are reshaping authoritarian power across borders and regime types. Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13510347.2025.257910521 Apr 2026 07:15 +0000at://did:plc:b64sm4wdcsprhletfbciho5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjygqdsbl223https://bsky.app/profile/democratization.bsky.social/post/3lva73qdwcc2g📈 Larry Diamond’s “Democratic regression in comparative perspective” just hit T&F’s top Altmetric scores last week! 📖 Free to access through August: https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2020.1807517 📊 Score details: https://www.altmetric.com/details/9064806931 Jul 2025 03:30 +0000at://did:plc:b64sm4wdcsprhletfbciho5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lva73qdwcc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/democratization.bsky.social/post/3lrzvb3no3s2pHow do authoritarian regimes wield tech? ‪‪@daraconduit.bsky.social‬ shows Iran’s digital authoritarianism isn’t just repression—it’s a state-building tool shaped by domestic political economy. Essential reading on authoritarian innovation. https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2025.251401220 Jun 2025 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:b64sm4wdcsprhletfbciho5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrzvb3no3s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/democratization.bsky.social/post/3lrzuunuh522p @williamhatu.bsky.social examines predictors for support for military rule. Perceived executive violation of the law, corruption in the president’s office + president’s underperformance influence support for military rule with trust in military as underlying factor. https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2025.248259820 Jun 2025 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:b64sm4wdcsprhletfbciho5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrzuunuh522phttps://bsky.app/profile/democratization.bsky.social/post/3lrztvr2yrc24Think contested leadership races turn voters away? Think again. Competitive primaries aren't just democratic—they can also be an electoral asset. Javier Astudillo & @tonirodon.bsky.social @upf.edu https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2025.250824620 Jun 2025 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:b64sm4wdcsprhletfbciho5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrztvr2yrc24https://bsky.app/profile/democratization.bsky.social/post/3lrzsxablhk24What is a #regime? The answer is not as straightforward as it might seem, but is crucial for understanding how regimes operate and transform. Identifying procedural, actor-centred, and sociological approaches to regimes. @catherineowen.bsky.social #CEDARhttps://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2025.248341820 Jun 2025 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:b64sm4wdcsprhletfbciho5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrzsxablhk24https://bsky.app/profile/democratization.bsky.social/post/3lrzsoxtvzk24How vulnerable are democracies to authoritarian influence? T Kobayashi, @yuanzhouir.bsky.social et al. find that illiberal narratives from China & Russia shape public opinion more strongly than mainstream democratic narratives—even when both are presented together. https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2025.247547220 Jun 2025 10:17 +0000at://did:plc:b64sm4wdcsprhletfbciho5w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrzsoxtvzk24