The Anti-Authoritarian Toolkit, by D-HUB
Special Volume | The Democratic Playbook

Content

This volume includes One Grand Strategy and Nine Plays

This volume includes One Grand Strategy and Nine Plays

Democratic Populism
Putting the People Back at the Center

9 Plays

Play 01 - An Inclusive Narrative

Crafting a Shared Narrative of Identity and Belonging

Play 02 - Dominate on Digital

Building the Digital Ecosystem to Spread Political Content

Play 03 - Civic Power for Political Impact

Turning Big-Tent Civil Society Coalitions into a Democratic Engine

Play 04 - Expose the Betrayal

Revealing Authoritarian Corruption to Break the Spell

Play 05 - Smart Opposition Cooperation

Outplaying Division to Defend Democracy

Play 06 - New Disruptive Style

Breaking the Mold, Earning the Attention

Play 07 - Challenge Them in Court

Turning the law into a speed bump for authoritarianism

Play 08 - Lock the Vote

Turning Electoral Defense into a National Mission

Play 09 - Jujitsu Their Repression

Turning crackdowns into a blow against their own legitimacy

Drawing inspiration from...

  • Lula da Silva (Brazil)
  • Donald Tusk (Poland)
  • Rahul Gandhi (India)
  • Future Forward & Move Forward Parties (Thailand)
  • Broad Front (Chile)
  • Indigenous Peoples (Guatemala)
  • Anies Baswedan's 2024 Campaign (Indonesia)
  • Influencers Against the Far Right (France)
  • Lulaverso & Bolsoflix (Brazil)
  • Indian National Congress (India)
  • Pact for Democracy (Brazil)
  • Poland's Civic Front (Poland)
  • Senegal Civil Society Coalition (Senegal)
  • Alexei Navalny (Russia)
  • The Pharmally Exposure (Philippines)
  • #RenunciaYa (Guatemala)
  • Bloody Hands (Serbia)
  • United for Hungary (Hungary)
  • Republican Front (France)
  • Polish Democratic Opposition (Poland)
  • Pita Limjaroenrat (Thailand)
  • Zohran Mamdani (US)
  • Bassirou Diomaye Faye (Senegal)
  • Aar Sunu Election (Senegal)
  • Legal Network for the Protection of Democracy (Slovenia)
  • Free Courts (Poland)
  • Comanditos (Venezuela)
  • Golos (Belarus)
  • Protect the Results Coalition (US)
  • Gen Z Movement (Nepal)
  • Leyla Güven (Turkey)
  • Candlelight Revolution (South Korea)

License

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