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Draft:Cambridge Centre for the Future of Democracy

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The Centre for the Future of Democracy was a research institute in the Department of Politics & International Studies at the University of Cambridge that was founded by David Runciman in January 2020. It was closed down in 2022.

At its launch the Centre released its first report,[1] produced in collaboration with the Human Understanding Measured Across National (HUMAN) Surveys project that is led by Dr. Andrew Klassen.[2]

Policy Engagement

The centre contributed to parliamentary hearings at the British House of Lords [3], United Nations [4] or the World Economic Forum [5] among others. Member of the Centre also participated at the annual Singapore perspectives conference by the National University of Singapore in 2021 [6][7] and the World Forum for Democracay organised by the Council of Europe[8]

Public Reports

The Centre's first report gained widespread media attention, including via articles in the BBC,[9], The Atlantic,[10], and Politico.[11]

It was then followed by a second report ten months later on the topic of young people and democracy.[12] On its release, it briefly reached the number one most popular thread worldwide on Reddit,[13] as well as achieving coverage in the Guardian, the Financial Times,[14], the Times,[15] the Telegraph,[16] Reuters,[17] CNN,[18] the BBC,[19] or the Hindustan Times.[20]

In 2021 the Centre was able to expand with financial support from the Omidyar Network, a partnership agreement with the UK Cabinet Office, and collaboration with British polling firm YouGov, hiring numerous postdoctoral associates and research assistants.

A third report was then released in January 2022 in partnership with YouGov, and focused on how the global COVID-19 pandemic had affected support for democracy, political trust, and support for populist parties and politicians.[21] Its findings were widely discussed in international media, including stories in the Financial Times, [22], Bloomberg,[23], the China Daily[24], CNBC,[25], Der Spiegel,[26] The Times,[27] The Guardian,[28] and the Washington Post.[29]

In the wake of the war in Ukraine, the Centre's fourth report examined trends in global attitudes towards the United States, Russia and China, by harmonising data from more than 175 countries across the world.[30] The findings of this research were covered by international media including the New York Times,[31] Newsweek and Bloomberg.[32]

References

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  1. ^ "Global Satisfaction with Democracy Report 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Dr Andrew Klassen". Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Autocrats, Kleptocrats and Populists". Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  4. ^ "The Great Reset : The Pandemic And Trust". Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  5. ^ "These developed countries are increasingly unhappy with democracy". Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Singapore Perspectives". Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  7. ^ "NUS Presentation". Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  8. ^ "World Forum for Democracy 2022".
  9. ^ "Dissatisfaction with democracy 'at record high'".
  10. ^ "Confidence in Democracy is at a Low Point".
  11. ^ "Democratic dissatisfaction at highest level in 25 years: report".
  12. ^ "Youth and Satisfaction with Democracy".
  13. ^ "Millennials Less Satisfied with Democracy". 19 October 2020.
  14. ^ Smith, Alan (16 December 2020). "Tomorrow's world in charts: Gen Z, climate change, China, Brexit and global trade". Financial Times.
  15. ^ "Millennials all over the world have lost faith in democracy".
  16. ^ Smith, Alan (16 December 2020). "Tomorrow's world in charts: Gen Z, climate change, China, Brexit and global trade". Financial Times.
  17. ^ "Millennials get little satisfaction from democracy - Cambridge study". Reuters. October 20, 2020.
  18. ^ "Millennials are losing faith in democracy, study suggests". 20 October 2020.
  19. ^ "Newsday - Eye witness: Security forces fired on #EndSARS protestors - BBC Sounds".
  20. ^ Sonwalkar, Prasun (20 October 2020). "Global youth losing faith in democracy: Cambridge study".
  21. ^ "The Great Reset". Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  22. ^ "Subscribe to the Financial Times". 22 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  23. ^ "Populism may be Losing its Influence". Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  24. ^ "Populism on the ropes as divisions ease". Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  25. ^ "Populist Politics Lost Support During the Pandemic". Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  26. ^ Fricke, Thomas (28 January 2022). "Zwei Jahre Corona: Droht ein Comeback der Populisten? - Kolumne". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  27. ^ Blakely, Rhys (17 January 2022). "Populism has been a victim of the Covid pandemic". The Times. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  28. ^ Trilling, Daniel (29 January 2022). "As the tide of populism recedes, is it taking our civil liberties with it?". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  29. ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/populism-may-be-losing-its-influence-over-markets/2022/02/08/a615287e-88db-11ec-838f-0cfdf69cce3c_story.html. Retrieved 2 June 2024. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  30. ^ "A World Divided: Russia, China and the West". Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  31. ^ Douthat, Ross (12 April 2023). "Opinion | the World Could Move Toward Russia and China". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  32. ^ https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-03-19/the-west-can-t-afford-to-hubris-about-russia-s-war-in-ukraine. Retrieved 2 June 2024. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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