Losing democracy once can make it harder to restore it, even after a democratic government returns to power. University of Birmingham professor Nic Cheeseman analyzed three decades of data.

As part of its “Challenges to Democracy” lecture series, the University of Wyoming School of Politics, Public Affairs and International Studies will host its sixth lecture -- a book launch for ...

Why is institutional democracy so pivotal? This important question has sparked extended academic discussions from various viewpoints. In my numerous scholarly writings and dialogues, I have proposed ...

Various regions in southern Africa share a common trajectory: improvement in the first two decades after the 1990s, followed ...

When Elon Musk debuted the Department of Government Efficiency recently at the Capitol, House Speaker Mike Johnson enthusiastically predicted the coming Trump administration would bring “a lot of ...

Most would agree we are living in turbulent times. Throughout our history, Americans have faced profound challenges, ...

As part of its “Challenges to Democracy” lecture series, the University of Wyoming School of Politics, Public Affairs and International Studies will host its fourth lecture on campus titled “Wyoming ...

Over the past three years, the world’s oldest democracy has been tested in ways not seen in decades. A sitting president tried to overturn an election and his supporters stormed the Capitol to stop ...

The facts are clear: Democracy is backsliding around the world. In 2024, more than 40 percent of the global population was affected by declines in freedom, according to Freedom House. On the other ...

In the aftermath of the 2020 election, Pennsylvania became a focal point of baseless conspiracy theories and election-security fears. While the election itself was secure, pandemic‐era administrative ...