Research suggests that the degree of democracy in countries is correlated with certain characteristics of its citizens. A question is whether different types of government (e.g., autocratic vs.

Why do coups d’état happen? Is it that bad leadership pushes people to their boiling points, compelling them to take matters into their own hands? Or is it a lack of adequate preventative laws? Do ...

When I lived in China, a decade ago, I often saw propaganda billboards covered in words that supposedly expressed the country’s values: Patriotism. Harmony. Equality. And … Democracy. Indeed, China ...

This article appears in the February 2024 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. Democrats have spent much—some might say all—of the last two presidential elections warning about the ...

Events of the past decade have prompted frenzied discussion of the state of democracy across the globe. In countries across Europe, Latin America, and Asia—as well as, of course, in the United ...

A conversation with Osita Nwanevu about the fatal flaws of our governing system, the need for a more egalitarian political economy, and his new book The Right of the People. There is no shortage of ...

Claims that democracy is in crisis are certainly not new, but recent history has given the claim a new urgency. Over the past decade or so, there has been no shortage of people expressing concern that ...

The advancement of internet infrastructure and the promotion of democracy in East Asia have received considerable scholarly attention. The Asia-Pacific region is currently experiencing a rapid growth ...

Democratic form of government has over the years been a fascination to mankind since the Greeks evolved it in a rudimentary form in the city state of Athens in the sixth century. Democracy as defined ...

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