The vast majority of Americans believe democracy, despite its problems, is the best system of government. But polling shows that far fewer younger voters agree. The nationwide poll conducted in ...

American democracy is not a true democracy, but rather an oligarchic republic stabilized by elections, managed dissent, and a shared myth, which has never been designed to grant governing authority to ...

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 ...

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

LSA sophomore Justine Barnard speaks at the Dinner for Democracy: Judicial System and Racial Justice event at Weill Hall Tuesday evening. Josh Sinha/Daily. Buy this photo. About 20 people gathered in ...

On July 21, President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal of his reelection bid. Minutes later, he announced his full endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris. Despite worries about the substitution ...

Amid a tense and polarized election cycle, conversations about higher education’s role in democracy have been bubbling, spurring a renewed focus on civic engagement and constructive discourse. But a ...

Mr. Levitsky and Mr. Ziblatt are professors of government at Harvard and the authors of “Tyranny of the Minority.” Democratic self-rule contains a paradox. It is a system premised on openness and ...

Free and fair elections are a critical element of a healthy democratic system. And in many of the 24 countries surveyed, reforming how elections and the electoral system work is a key priority. People ...

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 ...

Democracy is often celebrated as the most legitimate system of governance humanity has devised. It promises representation, ...