I’ll add to Daniel Larison’s criticism of Ross Douthat’s claim that “the last few weeks should bury, once and for all, the foolish idea that neoconservatism’s rhetorical commitment to democracy ...

In this paper, I sustain that the discourse of economics has become one of the most substantial contributors to the erosion of the democratic ideal. The first argument used in this case against ...

The idea that U.S. democracy is in danger is now widely accepted among the U.S. political class and increasingly by the American public as well. “Not since President Lincoln and the Civil War have ...

Indian Anthropologist is a journal of an international repute. It is published biannually in March and September every year. The Indian Anthropologist, the inaugural issue of which came up in 1971 on ...

Political regimes: an ensemble of patterns within a state that determine forms and strategies of access to the process of decision making. Actors who are excluded/admitted and the rules that determine ...

Chair of the Board of Trustees and Head of African Futures & Innovation at the Institute for Security Studies. Extraordinary Professor in the Centre of Human Rights, University of Pretoria Africa will ...

A stunned world watched in horror on January 6 as hundreds of far-right extremists, incited by President Donald Trump, stormed the U.S. Capitol. The rampage ultimately failed to prevent Congress from ...

In the midst of current retrenchments on voting rights, the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech provides an important opportunity to consider whether his “dream” has ...

In East and Southeast Asia, democracy must be understood within the region’s unique political, historical and economic contexts. While liberal values are present, many citizens prioritise stability, ...