The EIU's 2023/24 democracy index

https://www.eiu.com/n/democracy-index-conflict-and-polarisation-drive-a-new-low-for-global-democracy/

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FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 24 pts · 1y (6 replies)

SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 16 pts · 1y (3 replies)

2015 is the clear inflection point

FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 15 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Yup. A small drop due to 2008 financial crash’s after effects. Then a steady rise back. And 2014-15-16 everything crumbles down.

SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Is there consensus as to why?

FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 21 pts · 1y

Social media and rise of foreign interference in elections, paired with massive increases in inequality.

DarkThoughts@fedia.io · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Eh. Obviously not great and of course it will get worse but a scale from 5.2 to 5.6 is bound to look extreme in either direction.

inlandempire@jlai.lu · 7 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Surprised France is back to a full democracy, I remember it was demoted to flawed circa 2022 ? I don't feel like the recent political events here have improved our democracy lol

FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Cette carte à été faite avant les éuropéenes.

inlandempire@jlai.lu · 3 pts · 1y

Ah merci ça explique pourquoi !

Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 1y

I can kinda see how Mexico is a "hybrid regime." Its current president won with approximately 60% of the vote. Its federal government is enjoying unprecedented approval from its citizens. OTOH dozens of mayoral candidates have been assassinated by cartels over the past few years.

joes@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

yeah, this is gonna need updating

lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network · 1 pts · 1y

It's from this year, though.

lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network · 1 pts · 1y

I feel this image from the link has a clearer colour scheme:

So how are we a full democracy? Our PM wasn't even elected.

sunzu2@thebrainbin.org · 1 pts · 1y
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elucubra@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Spain is by definition an imperfect democracy. You don-t vote for people, but for party lists, so all the people in a list are bound to party rule.

FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 1y

That’s how the majority of non-english speaking democracies work.

Some argue that voting for partys that represent ideologies over specific personalities leads to healthier democracy.