I fell in love with democracy before I fully understood it. In high school civics classes in the 1990s, I learned about a ...

For some years now, and not only after Trump’s antics, there has been talk of a growing crisis of democracy. Leaving aside ...

Photo courtesy of PBS The relationship between democracy and development is one of the most important debates in political ...

Nepal, May 15 -- Currently, public opinion about democracy, particularly the federal system of government, is being criticised in daily discourse and across all social media platforms. Some Nepalis ...

In a democracy, evolution of the policy views of the electorate is a constant occurrence, and more dramatic shifts are not unusual. For those currently in power who may be out of line with such ...

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 ...

Stanford scholars detailed broader historical trends impacting authoritarian stability and dissent in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region amid the Israel-Gaza war and Israel’s invasion of ...

My thesis in this piece is that Nigeria urgently needs a developmental state and a renegotiated terms of engagement with development partners (especially with such multilateral institutions like the ...

American children are taught that democracy is the best form of government. I remember teachers saying that popularly elected governments are the “natural” endpoint of all societies. But is this true?

Enugu State governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has called for greater trust and cooperation between government at all levels and the media to drive democracy and development. He describes both as co-authors of ...

Modalities for the implementation of local government autonomy are being sorted out by the federal government, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, said yesterday in Lagos.