Democracy Renewal Group is a community of global democracy and peacebuilding specialists using their experience and expertise to protect and strengthen U.S. democracy for all.
Democracy Renewal Group (DRG) is a community of global democracy and peacebuilding specialist, many with decades of experience, deeply familiar with our communities and institutions, who are helping to renew the promise of our democracy.
America's democratic crisis mirrors patterns DRG members have confronted throughout their careers. Drawing on experience fostering emerging democracies, strengthening democratic institutions, resisting democratic backsliding, and responding to authoritarianism around the world, DRG applies evidence-based solutions here at home.
Connecting democracy expertise from around the world to national, state, and local movements by providing civic education, piloting power-building campaigns, sharing research findings, and convening diverse networks.
01Strengthening the civic muscle of former federal workers to engage in the democracy movement by building knowledge, skills, and experience.
02Enabling the democracy movement to prepare effective strategies and campaigns by sharing data, understanding the latest trends, and forecasting future threats and opportunities to defend and advance democracy.
03Connecting democracy leaders in the United States with each other and with counterparts around the world to build durable relationships for democratic resilience.
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DRG's flagship publication applies a tested democracy assessment framework to the interconnected challenges facing the United States and identifies the conditions driving democratic decline.