Democracy around the Globe

Strengthen an international community of partners to promote and defend inclusive democracies around the globe.

In a time of democratic erosion around the globe, people’s desire for political rights and civil liberties persists. Democracy requires interconnected champions to support their efforts. The foundation works with strategic partners around the world to protect rights, empower communities, amplify marginalized voices, and counter the influence of authoritarian regimes.

Goal: Strengthen an international community of partners to promote and defend inclusive democracies around the globe.

Strategies:

  • Identify key democratic threats and elevate promising initiatives to respond to those threats.
  • Foster a community of international partners focused on advancing inclusive democracies and countering authoritarian pressures. Support partners’ initiatives and other mobilization efforts to respond to democratic threats.
  • Document and share knowledge, global insights, experiences, and research to improve efforts to advance inclusive democracy and counter authoritarianism.

Global Fellows at Work

Blog Series | 2024

Global Perspectives

Global Fellows Dayton Visit | June 2023

Misinformation is Intended to Deceive

Eddie Tuiavii
Auckland City Council
New Zealand

United is the Only Way to Stand

Jaco Roets
Accountability Lab
South Africa

Preserving and Building Democracy Globally

Emmanuel Akwetey
Institute for Democratic Governance
Ghana

Downloadable Reports

Global Fellows for Advancing Inclusive Democracy

The Charles F. Kettering Global Fellowship for Advancing Inclusive Democracies reimagines the foundation’s 30-year practice of inviting civil society practitioners from around the world to participate in a fellowship aimed at strengthening democracy. This brochure highlights the 2024 cohort of Global Fellows and their mentors.

Democracy around the Globe: The Year in Review—2023

Democracy around the Globe: The Year in Review—2023 documents the process and the progress made by Kettering staff in the Democracy around the Globe focus area. Last year was marked by the development of the foundation’s new strategic plan, In Defense of Democracy.

Global Outreach: The Year in Review—2022

This report encapsulates, in words and photographs, the foundation’s efforts in 2022 and how it endeavored to learn from and alongside the international network. It also captures how Kettering has begun to reimagine the possibilities for international work in advance of a foundation-wide strategic planning process that is taking place in 2023.

Building Inclusive Democracy: A Focus on Women’s Issues

Auckland, New Zealand | October 2023