I fell in love with democracy before I fully understood it. In high school civics classes in the 1990s, I learned about a ...

It was recently announced that Harvard Law School had obtained a version of the Magna Carta from 1300 for a small price years ago, only just now realizing it was more than just a cheap copy. My wife ...

Is American democracy broken, as some commenters suggest, or is it deeply imperiled and potentially on the verge of becoming so, as others do? Given what are frequently received as frustrations with ...

For some years now, and not only after Trump’s antics, there has been talk of a growing crisis of democracy. Leaving aside ...

Photo courtesy of PBS The relationship between democracy and development is one of the most important debates in political ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about pressing issues in legal education and society at large. Preservation Of Democracy Has Emerged As One Of The Most ...

Nepal, May 15 -- Currently, public opinion about democracy, particularly the federal system of government, is being criticised in daily discourse and across all social media platforms. Some Nepalis ...

Mr. Chairman, members of the Committee, thank you for asking me to testify on this most important subject, the development of democracy in Africa. This hearing is timely, because there is a growing ...

My thesis in this piece is that Nigeria urgently needs a developmental state and a renegotiated terms of engagement with ...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Africa needs a democracy of its own context that delivers to all people. Obasanjo said this on Monday in Abuja, while speaking at a Colloquium to mark the 60th ...