The past year has seen several self-identified democratic socialists prevail in key local races. But what exactly does it ...

Democratic systems are political regimes in which governance is based on popular sovereignty, regular competitive elections and the protection of fundamental liberties. Research in this field examines ...

These are tense times. Climate change threatens billions of people around the world. Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is slowing. And 35 years after the end of the cold war, ...

Democracy is in crisis. Many people are losing confidence in political parties and parliaments and their ability to solve pressing social problems in the long term. Recent studies by the University of ...

Depoliticisation in democratic systems refers to the process by which issues traditionally subject to political contestation are transferred from elected bodies and public debate into more technical, ...