A study published in Journal of Politics in Latin America provides a critical assessment of how recent social, political, and ...

Frank’s Vicious Cycle theory provides a bird’s-eye view of the polarizing trends in Western democracies over the last few ...

Of 193 current members of the United Nations, 13 have female leaders now — nine of those for the first time. Sixty have been ...

The winner-take-all system breeds political disillusionment, turns voters off from democracy, and encourages extreme ...

Augustus, though careful to preserve the appearance of republican institutions, held ultimate authority, effectively making ...

Disinformation is the new normal with far reaching implications for society, including population health. Martin McKee and colleagues outline the challenges and propose a way forward Donald Trump did ...

American democracy is resilient, protected against the whims of a president of either party by many legal, constitutional and ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has denounced Russia’s hybrid attacks against democracies, saying the ...

Democracy is a simple concept: People exercise their collective agency to rule themselves so they can ensure their own ...

The leading contenders in Uruguay’s presidential election say voters in the small South American nation had sent the race to ...

In the United States, support for the spread of freedom and democracy around the world has not reflected any partisan ...

This year’s economics award reinforces a comforting but false story about democracy.