BJP supporters removed TMC flags, flex banners, and other campaign material outside the TMC state headquarters on Tuesday as part of a “token protest” against the assault on BJP MP Khagen Murmu and ...

The principles of the Athenian democracy, including citizen participation, equality and free speech, are still what we need the most.

What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government, there is no institutional role for the assembled people. However: ...

A populist victory in the Czech Republic, protests in Lithuania, obstruction in Slovakia and Hungary — all show the E.U. faces political turmoil on its eastern flank. Trouble is brewing in the east ...

A South Carolina District 5 school board meeting is called into session on January 22, 2024. A South Carolina District 5 school board meeting is called into session on January 22, 2024.Will Crooks—The ...

UVA’s Karsh Institute of Democracy hosted its first Democracy360 event during what seemed like a politically charged time. It was fall 2023, and the ever-lengthening presidential election cycle was ...

Prairie Village's regularly scheduled city council meeting was canceled last minute due to lack of quorum, meaning there weren't enough council members present to legally hold a meeting. That's where ...

France has been experiencing an unprecedented political crisis since President Emmanuel Macron dissolved parliament in June 2024. For political scientist Rémi Lefebvre, this deadlock is not only ...

Gerrymandering undermines democracy and prioritizes short-term political gain over moral principles, writes columnist LeBron Hill.

Davis voters overwhelmingly renewed Measure J in 2020, but the context of the vote and the worsening housing crisis have led to mounting pressure from the state to demonstrate progress on housing ...

A Ph.D. candidate studying conflict resolution at Nova Southeastern University writes that political violence in our country is at a level that risks spiraling into a vicious cycle.

Billionaire Andrej Babis is poised to return to power as prime minister in the Czech Republic in a four-year comeback that mirrors U.S. President Donald Trump.