Center for Emerging Democracies (CED)

About the Center for Emerging Democracies The Center for Emerging Democracies promotes scholarship to better understand the broad historical, political, economic, and societal conditions under which democracies emerge—and autocracies endure.

Student Initiatives We offer funding to students who are studying emerging democracies, as well as a workshop for graduate students.

Events We sponsor and co-sponsor lectures, conferences, symposia, and roundtables on a regular basis. Visit our events page to see what’s coming up, or watch video of past events.

Democracy and Autocracy Newsletter Democracy and Autocracy is the official newsletter of the American Political Science Association’s Democracy and Autocracy section. It is published three times a year by the Center for Emerging Democracies under executive editors Dan Slater (emerging democracies director, political science) and Rob Mickey (political science).

Emerging Democracies Book Series The Center for Emerging Domocracies series published by U-M Press strives to collect a balance of titles on emerging democracies and enduring dictatorships, as one cannot understand the conditions under which democracies live and thrive without comprehending how they die and remain unborn.

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Announcing a new Issue of the "Democracy and Autocracy" Newsletter

Polarization and the Past | Democracy and Autocracy Vol. 22(1)

2024 Leadership Updates at the International Institute

New director appointments start July 1, 2024.

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The Center for Emerging Democracies promotes scholarship to better understand the conditions and policies fostering transformations from authoritarian rule to democracy. Initially focusing on transitions in Europe and Eurasia, it will subsequently expand its scope to other emerging democracies across the globe.

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