New polling shows that, given a slate of elements of democracy, Americans are least confident that elected leaders are reflecting their views.

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 ...

Are there limits to our understanding of the representative spirit of Indian democracy? Representative democracy is a system wherein citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf.

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 ...

Russia’s exiled opposition faces a critical challenge of legitimacy, struggling to connect with the Russian people at home ...

Ruling is a skilled trade, Plato argues. And like any other trade, not everyone has the talent or the training to be good at ...

There are two models of democracy. One is a direct democracy; the other is a representative democracy. In the former, ...

There are two models of democracy. One is a direct democracy; the other is a representative democracy. In the former, ...