Annual print volume · 2024–2025
Volume 22 looks at democracy from the margins: populism, foreign aid and democratic backsliding in a new era. Its authors examine the future of democracy assistance, the economics of Argentine populism, the enfranchisement of marginalized voters in Iraq, autocratization in the Global South and the immediate consequences of USAID’s closure.
In This Volume
- Letter from the Director
Elton Skendaj · p. 3 - Democracy Assistance in the Crosshairs: Clarifying Core Principles for a New Era
Georges A. Fauriol and Christopher Comer · p. 4 - Past, Present, and Future Forms of Populism: Economic Analysis of Perón, Menem, and Kirchner in post-1970s Argentina
Natalie Larsen · p. 11 - Iraq — Enfranchising Marginalized Electorates: A Retrospective on the 2005 Transitional Electoral Process
Jeffrey Fischer · p. 19 - Uninformed Publics, Marginalization, Apathy, Elitist Collusion, and the Rise of Autocratization/Democratic Backsliding in the Global South & How to Counter It
Sam Yeboah · p. 23 - The Immediate Consequences of USAID’s Closure
Bowen Qi · p. 27 - Program Highlights
Elton Skendaj · p. 29
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Contributors
Georges A. Fauriol is a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He previously taught in Georgetown University’s Democracy and Governance Program. He received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and his bachelor’s from Ohio University.
Natalie Larsen is a student at the University of Chicago studying international relations. Her work focuses on Latin America, economics, and populism. Ms. Larsen also received her bachelor’s in Global Studies from the University of Chicago.
Jeffrey Fischer is a Senior Fellow for the Center for Democracy and Civil Society. Mr. Fischer has held three election directorships in internationally supervised elections and was a member of the International Electoral Assistance Team (IEAT) in Iraq. Mr. Fischer received his degrees from George Mason University.
Sam Yeboah is a researcher at OLAM Research, a network of research-driven global pro-democracy, human rights, free markets, and inclusion labs. He specialized in Constitutional and International Law at the University of London Law School, where he completed a Qualifying Law Degree (England & Wales). Additionally, Sam holds a Master’s in Technology and Learning Design.
Bowen Qi holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Irvine, and an M.A. in Democracy and Governance (Comparative Politics) from Georgetown University. His research interests include civil society, state-building, authoritarianism, political economy, and contentious politics in the former Soviet bloc and Central and Eastern Europe.
