-economic one. As has been noted, reflections on these points induce to revise the picture of democracy as a regime producing … democracy as human rationality in pursuit of the common good, which serves to provide cover for those who profit from the …

democracy in episodes of liberalization from 1900 to 2021. Our findings are the first to use a quantitative approach to … provides an important finding: we show that elections are the most common element of democracy to develop first during … democratization. However, we find little correlation between the early development of elections and successful transition to democracy …

This paper addresses three interrelated questions. First, how strong is the evidence that democracy has declined … globally over the last decade? Second, how should we best measure (change in) democracy? Third, given that much of the recent … democracy and democratic backsliding, stressing that for contested concepts such as democracy, no one operationalization is …

Local democracy is under attack. By enacting what are known as “hyper preemption” laws, state legislatures across the …. Home Rule is our codified guarantee of local democracy, inextricably connected to broader American federalism. State … attacks on Home Rule must be recognized as attacks on democracy, and efforts to reform Home Rule must address that reality …

deepening democracy, empowering citizens, improving public services and boosting economic growth. But the evidence on when and …