Representative democracy is a system wherein citizens ... This form of governance becomes especially critical in diverse and populous countries such as India. The theoretical underpinnings ...

There are two models of democracy. One is a direct democracy; the other is a representative democracy. In the former, citizens elect people as “delegates” to the legislature to formulate laws and ...

This, of course, is at the heart of representative democracy: that we elect people to make decisions on our behalf. If most Americans disagree that this is working well, that’s a threat to ...

All eligible voters choose them. A legitimate alternative to the word “republic” is “representative democracy.” Somehow, Republicans are afraid of that term. The recent letter that ...

But the system that Socrates is rejecting, Athenian democracy of the 5th and 4th century BC, differs significantly from contemporary representative democracy. In Athenian democracy, only male ...

It is in Bangladesh’s own interest that its coup does not translate into an Islamic coup and goes the way of Syria or ...

The survey, which polled respondents in 24 democratic countries in February, found that while large majorities believed representative democracy is a “good” system of government, a median of ...

In particular, outcome-oriented theories imply that leaders’performance in response to such adverse eventsshapes people’s views about the government and about democracy. To assess these causal ...

He advocated for direct democracy over representative systems, underscoring that such a model would allow citizens to vote directly on laws and policies. “The Martians will decide how they are ...

In what was a consequential year for freedom and democracy around the globe, Freedom House provided millions of dollars of support to human rights defenders in 132 countries, championed free and ...

conduct public hearings and submit recommendations to reduce polarization and strengthen our representative democracy’s effectiveness. The committee will examine a series of reforms to improve ...