Nearly a year after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, concerns remain about the state of American democracy, says Michael Traugott.

A self-enforcing democracy requires political parties to refrain from exploiting legal opportunities to tilt electoral rules. That's no longer the case in the United States.

Facebook users no longer see the site as a confidant. They’re struggling with how to deal with a messy codependence – and whether to just break up and move on with healthier friends.

PhD student Ying Gao's research reveals that the urban poor in the developing world are politically engaged and capable of effecting change.

New research by political science PhD candidate Meicen Sun illuminates the broad economic and political impacts of internet restrictions.

Political science PhD student Emilia Simison has found that despotic regimes vary, and the move to democracy doesn’t necessarily guarantee policy change.

“Geography of disillusion” poses a major challenge for democratic countries across the continent, according to researchers.

Some people may be spiteful to pull others down, while others act this way to get ahead.

The author of a new book argues that religion is being "weaponized" by self-defined illiberal movements to justify restrictions on liberty around the world.