My younger readers might find this piece of interest in their attempts at understanding what democracy means. If democracy is a sentiment, it can assert itself by the force of practice and persistence ...

Most people in most countries state that they wish to have a democratic government. But the definition of democracy has been constantly contested. Without understanding what people really mean by ...

Ahead of America’s 250th birthday, Laredo residents across generations are sharing perspectives on democracy, patriotism and ...

Friends, I am committed to updating you here every other week with my reflections on philanthropy, civil society, and democracy in America. Alas, a sprawling and recalcitrant draft has conspired ...

History and direct political experience suggest that if democracy and broad-based social and human development are to be sustainable, they must be pursued in tandem. When people are free to choose ...

Most Americans learn as schoolchildren that our country is the greatest democracy in the world. Democracy is part of our national myth and, as such, the pretext for many of our most consequential and ...

Ahead of a public event in London on May 8 on what the latest research can tell us about the state of democracy, The Conversation asked Scott Williamson, Associate Professor in Comparative Political ...

Until recently, I didn't fully understand what democracy means. I thought democracy and politics were the same thing. Politics is the process by which we make decisions about how to govern, while ...

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