Though political systems vary across the 24 countries surveyed, 1 citizens in each call for similarly broad changes to government rules and norms. In most countries surveyed, government reform – ...

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Our political environment has become marked by claims about a particular party being for or against democracy. How do we tell who is telling the truth? Why does it matter that we preserve democracy? A ...

Joe Biden tried to "turn the page" on Trumpism, and it failed. We need deep structural change ...

Our nation faces the serious threat of electing Donald Trump for a second term despite his willingness, even enthusiasm, for gutting vital democratic norms. What appears to be a glitch in the U.S.

Few developments have mattered so much, for so many people, as the global rise of democracy. Three hundred years ago, virtually no one lived in a democracy. As recently as the 1940s, at the darkest ...

More and more Americans are turning against democracy. According to a 2023 survey from the University of Virginia Center for Politics, 24% of Democrats and 31% of Republicans agree with the statement, ...

Evan Berman grew up in the Netherlands, studied and worked in the United States, taught in South Korea, and ran academic programs in Taiwan and New Zealand. Work in the last country facilitated his ...

There is a quiet revolution going on among the younger generation in this country, marked by a dramatic erosion of support for America’s constitutional democracy. The younger generation has good ...

CPR is publishing a series of articles about the top issues for Colorado voters, drawn from the Voter Voices survey, and how the offices and questions on their ballot relate to them. Find all of the ...

A small corner of Belgium is recruiting ordinary citizens to help create policies. Participants say it’s renewed their faith in government. By Jenny Gross Reporting from Eupen, Belgium About two dozen ...