Members of parliaments across Africa face regular accusations of being unrepresentative of their constituents.

Evidently, democracy is also weakening in hitherto well-established liberal democracies, even as autocracy deepens in others.

At the moment, unfortunately, it seems more likely that Europe will be the last powerful holdout in a world entering a new ...

LAURA GAMBOA is Assistant Professor of Democracy and Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame and the author of ...

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While some nations maintain their top spots, this year’s rankings bring a few surprises—new entries have made it to the top 10, while some countries have fallen to their lowest-ever positions. For the ...

By forcing the Istanbul mayor out of politics, the government has crossed the line that separates Turkey’s competitive ...

For the eighth year in a row, Finland has been named the happiest country in the world, while the United States hits a new low. Plus, more on the state of happiness and well-being around the globe.

despite growing opposition from pro-democracy and rights groups who see it as a threat to the country’s young democracy. Protesters tear down the fence at parliament in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, ...

The report draws on Gallup World Poll data from people in more than 140 countries. Countries are ranked on happiness based on their average life evaluations over the three preceding years ...

The House of Lords was thrown into “chaos” after democracy campaigners started ... where they took direct action by raining handbills onto the House of Commons, demanding suffrage for women ...