in explaining populism (particularly of the middle class) as a growing critique of the institutions of liberal democracy. …

acceptability of the elections they conduct. In Nigeria - Africa‘s largest democracy project, the election administration process …

With few exceptions, representative party democracy is dysfunctional due to structural deficiencies like “the … digital citizen-managed democracy, which combines key elements from the direct democracy of classical Athens with aspects of … efficiency. Citizens as shareholders of the state engage and take responsibility for the institutionsof democracy, and the …

We assess the capacity of gerrymandering to undermine the will of the people in a representative democracy. Citizens …

focus, which lacks the ability to conceptualize assaults on democracy that do not intentionally target any particular voter … democracy itself that endanger the supreme democratic principle of the state’s monopoly on the legitimate use of violence, a … role for courts “in the breach” as exercising emergency powers to stabilize democracy under extreme stress …

democratic systems? Is a polarized state a place where citizens can fully enjoy the benefits of democracy? Can a polarized …