Democracies under Internal Pressure... and External? Read it Here

Why reports on democracy need to account for transnational autocratic cooperation.

by Armando Chaguaceda (GAPAC AC)  & Raudiel Peña Barrios (UIA)

How to cite this post

Chaguaceda, Armando & Raudiel Peña Barrios. 2026. Democracies under Internal Pressure…and External? Autocratic Cooperation as a De-democratizing Factor and Reports on the State of Democracy. Changes Within Democracy Blog, August 5. Available at: https://changeswithindemocracy.substack.com/p/democracies-under-internal-pressure  

When Do Courts Resist? Read it Here

Why measuring judicial resilience requires looking not only at attacks on courts, but at how courts respond

by Patricia Sotomayor Valarezo

 (Universidad San Francisco de Quito and 

Network of Women Political Scientists #NoSinMujeres)

How to cite this post

Sotomayor Valarezo, Patricia. 2026. When Do Courts Resist? Institutional Conditions for Measuring Judicial Resilience. Changes Within Democracy Blog, July 1. Available at: https://changeswithindemocracy.substack.com/p/when-do-courts-resist-institutional 

How Can We Tell Whether a Country Is Democratic? Read it Here

Five methodological decisions for evaluating democracy without relying on a single index.

by Flavia Freidenberg & Karolina Gilas

(UNAM and Network of Women Political Scientists #NoSinMujeres)

How to cite this post

Freidenberg, Flavia & Karolina Gilas. 2026. How Can We Tell Whether a Country Is Democratic? Changes Within Democracy Blog, June 15. Available at: https://changeswithindemocracy.substack.com/p/how-can-we-tell-whether-a-country