Democracy Metrics 2022: Understanding the Dismal Trends to Turn the Tide

July 1, 2022

‘Tis the season for the release of annual democracy, human rights, and governance (DRG) context indicators. Context indicators measure general country or global trends outside of a program’s control. These metrics capture global, regional, and country trends in democracy and governance over time. Policymakers, advocacy groups, and the media rely upon these data sources to frame their positions on key DRG issues. They are important to monitor as they provide information on local needs and dynamics that may affect ongoing USAID programs. In this issue, we summarize lessons from the latest context indicator metrics and annual reports of prominent DRG sector public policy organizations.

This edition of the DRG Learning Digest examines the following topics:

Despite Citizen Support for Democracy, Authoritarianism Continues to Rise
Poor Governance Contributes to Economic Decline
What to Do With These Metrics?

Source Website: Read the full July 2022 Learning Digest here.

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Civil Society Elections and Political Processes Evidence and Learning Good Governance Global