Inside the next Democracy Playbook: Strategies for global democratic U-turns (The Brookings Institution, The Current Podcast)

Written by Berhanu Anteneh

December 3, 2025

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Guest:
NORMAN EISEN
Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, Center for Effective Public Management
Chair, Anti-Corruption, Democracy, and Security Project
The Brookings Institution

Host:

FRED DEWS
Office of Communications
The Brookings Institution


Episode Summary:
In this episode, ACDS chair Norm Eisen discusses the forthcoming fourth
edition of the Democracy Playbook and the emerging research showing how
democracies can reverse democratic backsliding. He explains how the new
edition—released on a rolling basis—will offer practical strategies drawn from
scholarship and practitioner experience to help spark and sustain these “U
turns” globally. Drawing on global fieldwork and cutting-edge research, Eisen
highlights what has strengthened democracies in real-world contexts thus far.

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