The United States’ reputation as an exemplar of democracy appears to be eroding. In a poll taken earlier this year, almost three-quarters of U.S. respondents agreed that the country’s democracy “used ...

Political science scholars examined worldwide democratic backsliding and emphasized the need to strengthen pro-democracy coalitions during a Wednesday event titled “Global Challenges & Responses to ...

Today’s election will provide fodder for generations of political scientists looking to understand American democracy. So we’re watching with interest the candidacy of Harvey Mansfield, the William R.

The health of global democracy is regressing to Cold War-era levels. For the average global citizen, democracy is now back ...

A study coauthored by campus associate professor of political science Andrew Little has found experts tend to favor pessimistic predictions on future political events. The study was done in ...

The influential theorist explored a wide range of topics, including democracy, fascism, secularism, and climate ...

A gunman entered the homes of two Minnesota lawmakers on June 14, killing one representative and her spouse and wounding the second couple. The incidents—which coincided with a major military parade ...

Liberal democracies rely on truth-seeking institutions insulated from, or capable of rising above, partisan politics: science, universities, and serious journalism. Each were politicized and degraded ...

Following the events of Jan. 6, 2021 — when a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol building in an effort to interrupt the certification process of the 2020 presidential election — experts began to ...

Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner ’78 spoke on the balance between democracy and the rule of law Sept. 17 at Miami University’s O’Hara Lecture on Law and Politics, part of the University’s ...