It doesn’t matter how many rules we have if no one follows them. If they are not widely respected, then the structure becomes ...

LAURA GAMBOA is Assistant Professor of Democracy and Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame and the author of ...

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It’s not a coincidence that many countries are witnessing a surge in tendencies that are not conducive to democratic values ...

What about Uruguay’s structure has led to success in maintaining democracy? What lessons can the country offer to the region ...

Zambia and Tanzania that far-sighted nationalist elite formations have been able to buck the trend by continuous practice of the habits and rituals of democracy. In almost all these countries, one ...

This article examines the troubling state of democracy worldwide, spotlighting the rise of political elites and the widening ...

Guinea’s military junta has set Sept. 21 as the date for a long-promised referendum on the adoption of a new constitution.

And indeed when Mr Trump was in the White House before, the modal voter became a bit more Democratic. Then when Joe Biden was ...

Three Democratic senators on Monday urged U.S. President Donald Trump to "dramatically revise" the United States' trade ...