FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · edit-210 days agoThe EIU's 2023/24 democracy indexlemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up147arrow-down1imageThe EIU's 2023/24 democracy indexlemmy.blahaj.zoneFundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · edit-210 days agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
https://www.eiu.com/n/democracy-index-conflict-and-polarisation-drive-a-new-low-for-global-democracy/
minus-squareSubArcticTundra@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·10 days ago2015 is the clear inflection point
minus-squareFundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·edit-210 days agoYup. A small drop due to 2008 financial crash’s after effects. Then a steady rise back. And 2014-15-16 everything crumbles down.
minus-squareSubArcticTundra@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·10 days agoIs there consensus as to why?
minus-squareFundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down1·edit-210 days agoSocial media and rise of foreign interference in elections, paired with massive increases in inequality.
minus-squareDarkThoughts@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 days agoEh. 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.
2015 is the clear inflection point
Yup. A small drop due to 2008 financial crash’s after effects. Then a steady rise back. And 2014-15-16 everything crumbles down.
Is there consensus as to why?
Social media and rise of foreign interference in elections, paired with massive increases in inequality.
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.