Jakarta—With his recent inauguration, the political resonance of United States President Donald Trump’s return remains a focal point of global discussions on democracy. His reelection is not merely a ...

Nepal, April 10 -- When defining democracy, the words of Abraham Lincoln-"government of the people, by the people, for the people"-resonate universally. Similarly, Winston Churchill's pragmatic ...

Gabor Scheiring received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No 890187. He was a member of the Hungarian ...

It has of late become en vogue, at least in some circles, to claim that the United States, rather than a democracy is, in fact, a republic. This begs the question: What’s the difference? Recently, I ...

The rise of authoritarian populism in Brazil weakened structures that stabilise democracy – mirroring trends in wider global society and potentially making it harder for the country to strengthen its ...

At a forum in Athens, leaders discussed challenges to democracy that they said stemmed from both internal and external forces. By Farah Nayeri Reporting from Athens This article is from a special ...

Winston Marshall, the former banjo player from the band "Mumford & Sons", now host of The Winston Marshall Show podcast, spoke in opposition to an Oxford Union motion that "This House Believes ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Gábor Scheiring, Georgetown University; Independent Social Research Foundation (THE ...