The legacy of Black voter empowerment continues from historic trailblazers like Ida B. Wells-Barnett to contemporary grassroots organizations like BLOC and Detroit Action. At a time when Black voters ...

Speakers from across the world shared their expertise on challenges to — and opportunities to improve — democracy ...

India. The United Kingdom. Brazil. The United States. The major headlines in these countries conveys "Democracy in peril," "Democratic backsliding," or "Populist threats to democracy." However, ...

This essay focuses on recent proposals to confer decisional status upon deliberative mini-publics such as citizens’juries, Deliberative Polls, and citizens’assemblies. Against such proposals, I argue ...

Though last week’s primary election in the Mahoning Valley produced its fair share of winners and losers, perhaps the biggest defeat of all was socked to the health of participatory democracy. In a ...

Much has been written lately about “the state of our democracy in crisis.” We read the headlines and feel a rise in anxiety. But what does it actually mean? It means that the checks and balances that ...

Major cities have struggled with violent incidents and public perceptions of disorder. But sending in troops won’t restore ...

Kenya is a nation governed by democratic principles. In recent years, we have made significant strides in improving our governance. According to Article 1 of our constitution, sovereign power belongs ...

Women have won just six seats so far in the new 210-member parliament. This is not surprising considering how few were ...

The national press coordinator of the non-profit organization, 50501, Hunter Dunn, told The Guardian that they are conducting ...

Morocco’s government has approved a new draft law that aims to draw more young people into politics by allowing them to run ...