Though many are worried about the potential economic harm of Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine the independence of the ...

After a year of new leadership, court fights, dramatic change to the federal government, and deep political division, where ...

Political science scholars examined worldwide democratic backsliding and emphasized the need to strengthen pro-democracy coalitions during a Wednesday event titled “Global Challenges & Responses to ...

A small corner of Belgium is recruiting ordinary citizens to help create policies. Participants say it’s renewed their faith in government. By Jenny Gross Reporting from Eupen, Belgium About two dozen ...

A drumbeat of hard realities echoed through the halls at this year’s Athens Democracy Forum, where participants noted trends that do not portend well for the form of governance. By Serge Schmemann ...

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 ...

There is a well-grounded belief that irrespective of the state of socio-economic progress, democracy as a form of government has not been able to take firm root in many societies.

The contents of Prem Shankar Jha’s latest book The Dismantling of India’s Democracy: 1947 to 2025 have an uncanny resonance ...

We speak with journalist David Sirota about his new book, Master Plan: The Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption in America. Co-authored with Jared Jacang Maher, the book is based on their award-winning ...

Democracy experts agree that President Donald Trump is pushing America towards autocracy with little sign of stopping. The New York Times' Editorial Board launched a chilling “autocracy tracker” for ...