Power has its perks in Niger and the rules are being rewritten by those in charge. On Thursday, a national commission, representing participants to talks on the country’s transition to democratic rule ...

New research from the University of Southampton has found that trust in representative institutions, such as parliaments, governments and political parties, has been declining in democratic countries ...

For all of its faults and weaknesses, no serious competitor has emerged to capture people’s imagination or seriously ...

Based on my numerous assignments abroad and work for Director of Central Intelligence Bill Casey, I have concluded that ...

Small communities can practise direct democracy: people meet and decide, or vote, on decisions concerning them all. In large ...

A new study reveals that political counteractions, especially costly ones, reduce support for authoritarian candidates, ...

Ecuador’s electorate will go to a runoff vote in April in a highly polarized climate. At stake is a broader political struggle between authoritarianism and democracy.

Marvel’s 2014 political thriller reminds viewers to defend democracy — even when those in power are hellbent on forcing dissenters to yield.

Audacious, breathtaking actions from the executive branch threaten not only the safety and security of Americans, but the ...

Host Mitch Jeserich talks about how democracy was born out of a class struggle between the aristocrats and the poor masses in ancient Athens. This episode covers part 2 of the 3 part telling of the ...

Opinion: Protest, even when it disrupts people’s everyday activities, is a vital part of our democracy. It is particularly important at the moment as people desperately seek climate action at a time ...