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Spain's Resilient Democracy

Spain is experiencing a constitutional crisis triggered by a secession attempt, an effort put in motion by the Catalan government and the separatist coalit ...

BY José M. de Areilza

Blog Post

10.31.2017
Communications

Knight Commission on Trust, Media, Democracy

A blue ribbon panel comprised of thinkers and doers from diverse backgrounds and viewpoints, committed to understanding both the causes and consequences of the growing distrust in democracy institutions.

BY Communications and Society Program

Of Interest

09.25.2017
National Security

Is the Internet Broken?

After 40 years, the Internet is still a marvelous invention—but one with trolls in the basement. The tough question is: How can we fix it?

BY Aspen Institute Staff

Video

07.21.2017
Civic Action

Science and Civic Partnerships

In an age of “alternative facts,” it is necessary and urgent to defend the vital role of science to our wellbeing. In order to approach many of our nat ...

BY Caroline Jany

Blog Post

02.22.2017
US Government

Will Anyone Follow the Golden Rule of Democracy?

"Democracy is ruling as if you will not be in power one day."

BY Charles M. Firestone

Blog Post

01.25.2017
US Government

Is Partisanship the New Prejudice?

Former Independent candidate for Kansas Senate Greg Orman is critical of the two-party political system.

BY Ellen Atkinson

Blog Post

07.26.2016
US Government

Does Gerrymandering Undermine Democracy?

With the geography of our voting landscape being drawn along party lines, where does the “one person, one vote” basis for democracy fit in?

BY Alison Berkley Margo, Guest Blogger

Blog Post

12.08.2014
World Affairs

Is Social Media a Dangerous Force Against Democracy?

Social media and other digital information tools have had a chilling effect on democracy in some troubled parts of the world, according to a panel of public diplomacy experts speaking at the Aspen Institute as part of the Hurst Lecture Series.

BY Catherine Lutz, Guest Blogger

Blog Post

08.06.2014