Julie Anne Weaver

Research Director, @DemErosionDEC | Post-doc @AcademyHarvard | Democracy, Accountability, Governance, Global South | @HarvardGovernm1 PhD

[Julie Anne Weaver @WeaverJulieA]

New version of our Democratic Erosion Event Dataset is out!

[Democratic Erosion Consortium @DemErosionDEC]

We just released v7 of our Democratic Erosion Event Dataset! Updates include: 23,421 events across 156 countries (2000–2023), expanded coverage, and new actor/target variables.

Read more: https://t.co/uqigMIofUJ

Explore the dataset: https://t.co/xtLgVV5cAZ

[Julie Anne Weaver @WeaverJulieA]

Great event bringing together students from 3 campuses to debate strategies to address threats to democracy! Thank you College Debates @ Discourse Alliance and @braverangels @goACTA @BridgeUSA_ !

[Democratic Erosion Consortium @DemErosionDEC]

Yesterday, DEC students from @GonzagaU , @JohnsHopkins, and @williamandmary engaged in an insightful dialogue on democratic backsliding, facilitated and co-hosted by the College Debates & Discourse Alliance. Thanks to all who contributed!

@braverangels @goACTA @BridgeUSA_

[Michael Albertus @mikealbertus]

My interview with @DemErosionDEC Directors Jessica Gottlieb, @robert_a_blair, Laura Paler & @WeaverJulieA on their *new global dataset* on democracy! And how their work speaks to critical questions regarding how to measure and understand democracy today

[Julie Anne Weaver @WeaverJulieA]

Happening tomorrow! Register Here: https://t.co/IUOiVn13hi

[Julie Anne Weaver @WeaverJulieA]

Really excited about our new work to assess backsliding in the US in a careful, non-partisan way. Join us July 8th to learn more!

[Julie Anne Weaver @WeaverJulieA]

Really excited about our new work to assess backsliding in the US in a careful, non-partisan way. Join us July 8th to learn more!

[Democratic Erosion Consortium @DemErosionDEC]

Is U.S. Democracy Really at Risk? A Framework for Assessing Threats

Join DEC, @AUCCPS, & @TAICollab on Tue, July 8, 10 am EST for a virtual event presenting our new nonpartisan framework for assessing democratic threats.

Register Here: https://t.co/wHgy8f7QR1

[Julie Anne Weaver @WeaverJulieA]

Sharing this as a graduate of @BarnardCollege - great empirical evidence for the benefits of women's colleges.

[Cambridge University Press - Politics @CUP_PoliSci]

#OpenAccess from @JEPS_ed -

Same-Sex Schooling, Political Participation, and Gender Attitudes? Evidence from a Natural Experiment in South Korea - https://t.co/M3kaUqa3p8

- Amber Hye-Yon Lee & Nicholas Sambanis

#FirstView

[Julie Anne Weaver @WeaverJulieA]

Teach on democracy? We give access to syllabus + teaching materials for our cross-university Democratic Erosion course (use one week or them all), and coordinate cross-university collaborative assignments and a faculty list-serve. Get in touch!

[Democratic Erosion Consortium @DemErosionDEC]

Planning to teach on democracy next AY? Join as a Faculty Affiliate to access our cross-university Democratic Erosion syllabus and materials (you can use 1 week or all). We also support cross-university assignments. New version launching this fall!
https://t.co/frTu96vFjU

[Democratic Erosion Consortium @DemErosionDEC]

DEC’s PS article “An Events-Based Approach to Understanding Democratic Erosion” highlighting our DEED Dataset is now featured in @APSAtweets’ new collection: Why Political Science? The Science of Democracy.
Check it out here: https://t.co/a96xG4pt6d

[Julie Anne Weaver @WeaverJulieA]

Great event yesterday - thank you everyone who came and spoke!

[Democratic Erosion Consortium @DemErosionDEC]

Incredible discussion at yesterday's panel co-hosted by @NDI. Thank you to Tamara Cofman Wittes @WittesNDI, Tom Carothers @CarnegieEndow, Danny Choi @dhdannychoi, Agustina Giraudy @AgustinaGiraudy, and all who joined to explore 2025 global trends for resisting democratic erosion!

[Julie Anne Weaver @WeaverJulieA]

Our latest Democratic Erosion Evidence Brief - on combatting U.S. election misinformation - is just out! Read it and join us for a virtual discussion of the findings next Tue, Oct 22, 10 AM.

[Democratic Erosion Consortium @DemErosionDEC]

Our latest brief, "Correcting U.S. Election Misinformation: What Works?", is now live on our website. Access here: https://t.co/d7lVCwx7GT.

Don’t forget to join us for our virtual workshop on Tues, Oct 22, from 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST!
Register here: https://t.co/f5yZDOoFTE

[Julie Anne Weaver @WeaverJulieA]

Join us next Tue!

[Democratic Erosion Consortium @DemErosionDEC]

Join us Tue Oct 22, 10 - 11 am EST for a virtual workshop on our 'Correcting Election-Related Misinformation' Evidence Brief! Featuring Brendan Nyhan @BrendanNyhan, Joanne Miller @PoliPsyProf, Angie Holan @AngieHolan, & Claire Wardle @cward1e
Register here:https://t.co/DjKt6xWKoX

[Julie Anne Weaver @WeaverJulieA]

Happening tomorrow! RSVP:https://t.co/vMZT3jUcwu

[Democratic Erosion Consortium @DemErosionDEC]

Happening this Thurs., 4-5:30 PM EST, DEC's virtual panel on Democracy & the US 2024 Elections! Featuring Profs. Rick Hasen @RickHasen, Steven Levitsky @Levitsky2, & Lilliana Mason @LilyMasonPhD.

RSVP:https://t.co/ak4Duefh12

[Julie Anne Weaver @WeaverJulieA]

Join us (virtually) next Thur Oct 10 at 4 PM EST to talk democracy and the US election with Lily Mason @LilyMasonPhD, Rick Hasen @rickhasen and Steve Levitsky @levitsky2! Register here: https://t.co/vMZT3jUcwu

[Democratic Erosion Consortium @DemErosionDEC]

Join us on Oct 10, 4-5:30 PM EST, for a DEC virtual event on the 2024 Presidential Elections: Implications and Consequences for U.S. Democracy! Featuring scholars: Rick Hasen @RickHasen, Steven Levitsky @Levitsky2, & Lilliana Mason @LilyMasonPhD.

Register:https://t.co/ak4DueeJbu

[Julie Anne Weaver @WeaverJulieA]

Thanks to @l_gamboag for this excellent featured faculty blog post for the @DemErosionDEC!

[Democratic Erosion Consortium @DemErosionDEC]

Check out our new featured blog post analyzing Venezuela's post-election landscape, written by DEC Faculty affiliate and Venezuela expert Prof. Laura Gamboa.

@l_gamboag
@KeoughGlobalND
@KelloggInst

https://t.co/z5MTX5icC5

[Democratic Erosion Consortium @DemErosionDEC]

DEC is excited to co-host this event happening tomorrow!

Register Here: https://t.co/XhVuqHTdZR

[Julie Anne Weaver @WeaverJulieA]

@lucy_es_martin @noahlnathan Congrats!!!!

[Democratic Erosion Consortium @DemErosionDEC]

We’re excited to host our Annual Convening today and tomorrow in DC, bringing together 70+ academics, practitioners, and policymakers to learn and share about democratic erosion, evidence use, and research collaboration. https://t.co/UgPqyJevN0

[Julie Anne Weaver @WeaverJulieA]

Just published our latest Democratic Erosion Evidence Brief: A Guide to Measuring Democratic Erosion! @LauraPaler1 @robert_a_blair

[Democratic Erosion Consortium @DemErosionDEC]

Check out our latest Democratic Erosion Evidence Brief (DEE-Brief) “A Guide to Measuring Democratic Erosion”. Discusses existing measures of backsliding and aims to help policymakers and practitioners pick the right measures to inform their work. https://t.co/I64qNGhgJo

[Julie Anne Weaver @WeaverJulieA]

@noahlnathan @CUP_PoliSci @ForeignAffairs Congrats!

[Julie Anne Weaver @WeaverJulieA]

@MarianaGiustiR @apsrjournal Busy publishing week for you!! Congrats!!!