Modern democracies are broken, but there is a way to fix them, according to Hélène Landemore. “I have good news and bad news,” Landemore said. “Bad news is electoral politics, it seems to me, is ...

When government systems collapse under complexity, democracy itself breaks down — fueling the populist frustration reshaping American politics today. When Democracy’s Operating System Crashes ...

Lost amid the cacophony over the bitter presidential campaign and the rampant concerns about the poor health of U.S. democracy is a set of initiatives on state ballots that are likely to have far more ...

Few developments have mattered so much, for so many people, as the global rise of democracy. Three hundred years ago, virtually no one lived in a democracy. As recently as the 1940s, at the darkest ...

Democracy is in crisis. Many people are losing confidence in political parties and parliaments and their ability to solve pressing social problems in the long term. Recent studies by the University of ...

In an increasingly uncertain world, democracy, the cornerstone of American society, faces mounting pressures. Its preservation and advancement are more critical than ever. Often referred to as the ...

One-party system in Nigeria's democracy is not the wish of Nigerians, we want to see diversification, we want other people to be given their chances. I believe democracy thrives when there is healthy ...