In fact, modern democracy began with an attitude hostile to parties, as it was the terrible wars of religious parties in the 17th century that induced the political elite in Britain to adopt the ...

For most Johns Hopkins undergraduates, the college experience is filled with a long list of firsts—including the first election in which they are eligible to vote. With that in mind, JHU held its ...

In this busy year of national elections around the world, NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with election watchers from Ghana, Venezuela and Georgia about how democracy is being challenged where they are. 2024 ...

Today, the country is grappling with growing economic inequality, an acute housing crisis, and disenchantment with democracy ...

Jonathan Ayling is a strategy consultant and professional director. He is the former chief executive of the Free Speech Union ...

In the repressive Islamic Republic of Iran, a cleric isn’t a very popular thing to be nowadays. Mohsen Kadivar is a celebrated exception. A theorist behind Iran’s struggling democracy movement, the ...

A small corner of Belgium is recruiting ordinary citizens to help create policies. Participants say it’s renewed their faith in government.

Democracy has had its fair share of critics. So what is it, and what should it be? A government by the people, for the people sounds like a good idea. But is democracy really all it’s cracked up to be ...

Indonesia held its first direct presidential election in July 2004, and it was immediately classified as one of the largest ever in world history: 121 million Indonesians voted in the initial round, ...

2024 is the year of elections. Countries accounting for more than half the world's population will be voting this year. Yesterday on the program, we heard about some trends in the elections so far.