Democracy

The picture is bad in the United States, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, France, Australia and the United Kingdom.

The weak economic and political position of the poorest citizens hurts their ability to demand better lives

The appearance of the Red Shirts, besides boosting the protesters' numbers, links the new movement to the political battling that Thailand endured for a large part of the last two decadesDemonstrators wore face masks but ignored a Thursday night plea from Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to cancel the event

Media chatter on reforms peaks during economic downturns in democracies and is often followed by actual policy changes, finds new research

Those who criticize the misuse of authority show a commitment to sovereignty resting with people

India has slipped on the EIU’s democracy index. But just as this form of governance is not about poll statistics, our democratic credentials can’t be crunched into a score either

A national hierarchy has emerged where the citizen has been assigned a secondary role

In a ‘republic of fans’, only moderate centrist voters who do not identify strongly with any political party can still put democratic principles above partisan loyalty. But centrists are out of fashion today

University autonomy and the pursuit of intellectual freedom always work in favour of democracy

The scheme may almost completely choke the flow of funds to all opposition parties