The publics surveyed are largely skeptical that democracy in the U.S., at least in its current form, is a good example for other countries to follow. A median of four-in-ten across the 34 nations ...

Democracy is in crisis. Many people are losing confidence in political parties and parliaments and their ability to solve pressing social problems in the long term. Recent studies by the University of ...

In our modern world, most states are democracies or at least call themselves “democratic.” The adoption of democracy is hailed as one of humanity’s greatest achievements. Once upon a time, humanity ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. A hotel manager, overwhelmed with guests’ complaints about slow elevators, turned to elevator companies ...

That is the stark warning of the first-ever flagship report from the Afrobarometer, the African survey organisation based in Accra, Ghana. Based on nationally representative surveys in 39 countries, ...

When I lived in China, a decade ago, I often saw propaganda billboards covered in words that supposedly expressed the country’s values: Patriotism. Harmony. Equality. And … Democracy. Indeed, China ...

Claims that democracy is in crisis are certainly not new, but recent history has given the claim a new urgency. Over the past decade or so, there has been no shortage of people expressing concern that ...

Liberia held its general elections in 2023. The young democracy of the West African country withstood the challenge of former president George Weah’s populism. Weah had sought a second term, but ...