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The 2000 Freedom House Survey: Gains Offset Losses

Issue Date January 2001
Volume 12
Issue 1
Page Numbers 87-92
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Promising advances in the status of freedom in the world during the past year have been matched by significant disappointments.

About the Authors

Arch Puddington

Arch Puddington is distinguished fellow for democracy studies at Freedom House.

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Aili Piano

Aili Piano is managing editor of Freedom in the World and a senior researcher at Freedom House.

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Further Reading

Volume 28, Issue 2

The Freedom House Survey for 2016: The Dual Threat of Populists and Autocrats

In 2016, established democracies figured prominently on the list of countries experiencing declines in freedom, while emboldened autocracies stepped up their repression at home and interference abroad. 

Volume 11, Issue 1

The 1999 Freedom House Survey: A Century of Progress

Read the full essay here.

Volume 30, Issue 2

The Freedom House Survey for 2018: Democracy in Retreat

Key democratic norms remained under threat in 2018, but there were also unexpected breakthroughs in Armenia, Malaysia, and Ethiopia.