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Carnegie’s Digital Democracy Network is a diverse group of leading thinkers and activists engaged in work on technology and politics. The network is dedicated to generating original analysis and enabling cross-regional knowledge-sharing to fill critical research and policy gaps.

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Democracy, Conflict, and Governance

The Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program is a leading source of independent policy research, writing, and outreach on global democracy, conflict, and governance. It analyzes and seeks to improve international efforts to reduce democratic backsliding, mitigate conflict and violence, overcome political polarization, promote gender equality, and advance pro-democratic uses of new technologies.

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Our Team

Thomas Carothers

Harvey V. Fineberg Chair for Democracy Studies; Director, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program

Thomas Carothers, director of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, is a leading expert on comparative democratization and international support for democracy.

Steve Feldstein

Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program

Steve Feldstein is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program. His research focuses on technology, national security, the global context for democracy, and U.S. foreign policy.

Sarah Gordon

Research Assistant, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program

Sarah Gordon is a research assistant in the Carnegie Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program.

From the Network

Watch videos from members of the Digital Democracy Network, learn more about the network, and meet some of its members from around the world.

  • Why Internet Shutdowns Are On The Rise With Autocrats
  • How China and Arab States Export Digital Repression Technology
  • Did the Coronavirus Create a Pandemic Surveillance State?
  • Launching the Digital Democracy Network
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