Democracy and economic development are deeply intertwined, yet their relationship is neither linear nor uniform. Democratic institutions can promote growth through accountability mechanisms, ...

In 2020, leaders from across the business sector defended the electoral process against unprecedented threats, condemning the violence on Capitol Hill, and calling for a peaceful transfer of power.

May 3 (UPI) --Americans, it seems, can both value the idea of democracy and not support it in practice. Since 2016, academics and journalists have expressed concerns that formerly secure democracies ...

Political commentators, academics and others have been wringing their hands over threats to democracy in recent years. A new study helps us better understand one of the possible driving forces behind ...

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, growing distrust in elections poses a threat to both democracy and the ...

“We can either have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few. But we can’t have both,” Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis once warned. His concerns ...

Democracy has long been viewed as humanity’s crowning political achievement. It is hailed as a system that enshrines human rights, ensures peaceful transfers of power, and gives voice to the masses.

The position of democracy in Southeast Asia has fluctuated since the Asian Financial Crisis, with democratic concerns gaining prominence in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, particularly ...

When Myanmar’s military seized back control of the country in February 2021 after a decade-long democratic interlude, the international community reached for a familiar tool: economic sanctions. The ...

How did people across 24 nations rate the political environment in their country in 2023? In a word: poorly. Ratings of democracy are generally negative across the 24 countries surveyed. A median of ...

“Democracy will defeat the economist at every turn on its own genre.” - Harold Innis, Canadian political economist, and pioneer in communication studies On the eve of India’s independence, Pt.

The new Sahelian juntas have rebranded the soldier as saviour. In Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea, military rule now wears the garment of liberation — presented as the lesser evil compared to ...