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Almost half of the world’s population will vote in national elections in 2024, yet numerous studies in recent years have documented the declining health of democracy in nations. At the same time, cross-national surveys have highlighted growing public frustrations with how democracy works. People report wanting new political elites and newly empowered citizens. They are looking for a representative democracy that is more representative and more democratic. In this talk, Dr. Richard Wike, Director of Global Attitudes Research at the Pew Research Center, will explore Pew’s findings on attitudes toward democracy around the world, emphasizing its findings on views about political representation.

Co-hosted by the Northwestern University’s Buffett Institute for Global Affairs and Center for Communication & Public Policy.

About Richard Wike

Richard Wike is the Director of Global Attitudes Research at Pew Research Center in Washington, DC, where he conducts research and writes about international public opinion on a variety of topics, such as democracy, international cooperation and attitudes toward the United States and China. He is an author of numerous Pew Research Center reports and has written for The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Financial Times, the Guardian, Politico, Nikkei Asia, Journal of Democracy, Journal of Politics, CNN, BBC, CNBC and other publications. Prior to joining Pew Research, Wike was a Senior Associate for international and corporate clients at Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, where he conducted research and provided strategic advice to international political campaigns and corporations. He received his PhD in Political Science from Emory University.