Claims that democracy is in crisis are certainly not new, but recent history has given the claim a new urgency. Over the past decade or so, there has been no shortage of people expressing concern that ...

Losing democracy once can make it harder to restore it, even after a democratic government returns to power. University of Birmingham professor Nic Cheeseman analyzed three decades of data.

As South Africa commemorates Freedom Month, government has emphasised the importance of reflecting on South Africa’s democratic journey while fostering intergenerational understanding of the country’s ...