How Civic Mobilizations Grow in Authoritarian Contexts
Freedom House's newest special report, How Civic Mobilizations Grow in Authoritarian Contexts, is now live.
This report examines what helps and hurts civic mobilizations in authoritarian countries and provides insight on how these mobilizations grow.
Key Findings:
- Civic mobilizations in authoritarian regimes are more likely to grow when they are led by new political actors or social movements rather than by the established opposition.
- These new actors are usually more innovative, have a less negative public image, and are less likely to be immediately repressed as they are often underestimated by the regime.
- Civic mobilizations are also more likely to grow if their leaders don’t challenge the fundamental values invoked by the regime but rather turn these values against the regime’s claims.
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Join us for a presentation of the report findings and a panel discussion about the implications of those findings with authors Laura Adams and Natalia Forrat, experts Jonathan Pinckney and Quscondy Abdulshafi, and moderator Nate Schenkkan.
