Countering Autocratization: Lessons from the 2025 Harvard Nonviolent Action Lab Summit – Ash Center

Countering Autocratization: Lessons from the 2025 Harvard Nonviolent Action Lab Summit

As the global autocratization crisis deepens, democracy activists face increasing stress.

In countries like South Korea, Guatemala, and Bangladesh, pro-democracy activism has led to democratic reform or reversed authoritarian takeovers.

However, mass mobilization for democracy has struggled in Hong Kong, Georgia, Venezuela, and other cases.

According to recent trends, the global success rate of nonviolent democracy movements has sharply declined.

What democracy movements can do to develop effective countermeasures is one of the most important issues in international politics today.

The Harvard University Ash Center’s Nonviolent Action Lab is working on projects to address this issue, including a forthcoming book by Erica Chenoweth.

Author's summary: Democracy activists face increasing stress as autocratization crisis deepens.

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Ash Center Ash Center — 2025-10-16

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