Tag: Democracy
Autocracies in transition: In 2025, Cameroon and Tanzania rulers clung to...
Yonatan Morse, University of Connecticut
Autocratic leaders in Africa like their numbers to be in the high 90s, it...
Meditating on the connectedness of life could help reunite a divided...
Jeremy David Engels, Penn State
The late Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh often emphasized the interconnectedness of everything...
Research breakthroughs often come through collaborations − attacks on academic freedom...
Volha Chykina, University of Richmond; David P. Baker, Penn State; Frank Fernandez, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Justin J.W. Powell, University of Luxembourg
Blame the shutdown on citizens who prefer politicians to vanquish their...
Robert B. Talisse, Vanderbilt University
The United States was founded on the idea that government exists to serve its...
10 effective things citizens can do to make change in addition...
Shelley Inglis, Rutgers University
What happens now?
That may well be the question being asked by...
María Corina Machado’s peace prize follows Nobel tradition of awarding recipients...
David Smilde, Tulane University
Few can doubt the courage María Corina Machado has shown in fighting for a return...
Why journalists are reluctant to call Trump an authoritarian – and...
Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University
In an authoritarian state, the leader engages in unconstitutional or undemocratic practices for...
Authoritarian rulers aren’t new – here’s what Herodotus, an early Greek...
Debbie Felton, UMass Amherst
“No Kings” rallies. “Good Trouble” protests. “Rage against the Regime” uprisings. These events in the...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
