Chicago workshop analyses democratic erosion; IDOS shows how humanitarian assistance can build trust.
The Chicago Center on Democracy convened a workshop on the “International Dynamics of Democratic Backsliding: Multidisciplinary Perspectives from 1900 to the Present,” on 12 and 13 January 2026, as part of an international collaborative project, “Global Governance, Trust and Democratic Engagement in Past and Present.”
Dr Semuhi Sinanoglu represented IDOS and delivered a presentation on his experimental findings regarding the strategic framing of humanitarian assistance and how it may reduce conspiracism and increase trust in European organisations among conservative and nationalist voters in recipient countries.
This workshop explored the international and cross-border aspects of democratic erosion. Researchers from different disciplines examined how autocratising regimes historically undermined international institutions, while rejecting global democratic norms and cracking down on international human rights organisations. They also offered insight into what kind of networks and opposition activities may credibly counteract such trends of democratic backsliding.
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