Democracies worldwide are facing serious challenges from rising authoritarian movements, eroding trust in institutions, and growing political polarization. Across different countries and political systems, troubling patterns of democratic backsliding are emerging alongside powerful examples of institutional and citizen resilience. As governmental and non-governmental actors move to restrict voting rights and press freedoms or weaponize courts and electoral processes, what can democracies do to resist (or reverse) democratic erosion? Please join the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, in partnership with the Brookings Institution and the Chicago Center on Democracy, in welcoming Susan Stokes, author of The Backsliders.