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 ...

Over the past week, Russia had been gathering forces in what appears to be preparations for a decisive push in the country's ...

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 ...

Women have led the governments of nearly a third of the countries on Earth as presidents, prime ministers and chancellors.

President-elect Donald Trump has asked U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, a retired Army National Guard officer and war veteran, to be ...

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

Americans who care about democracy have every right to feel appalled and frightened. But then they have work to do.