Mauritanians support electoral democracy, but will the government deliver? Alfred Kwadzo Torsu and Rehan Visser - June 24, 2024 Health, education, and economic issues top citizens’ concerns ahead of the June presidential elections.
What you need to know about India’s elections Christopher Clary - March 26, 2024 Catch up on “rogue operatives,” campaign finance schemes, and concerns about India’s democracy.
Why risk for violence in U.S. rises without Roe Rebecca Best - May 9, 2022 The Dobbs decision alone is not likely to push the U.S. into civil conflict. But when you add in other trends, the risk is ticking upward.
Worried about the state of democracy? Here are some reasons to be optimistic instead. Miguel Angel Lara Otaola - March 2, 2022 These factors help countries return to democracy after an authoritarian spell, our research finds
Biden promises to fight transnational corruption. But will the U.S. target friends as well as foes? Mieczysław P. Boduszyński and Victor Peskin - December 20, 2021 Washington tends to avoid confronting allies, this research shows.
Are Africa’s leading democracies in trouble? Carolyn Logan and Brian Howard - November 25, 2021 The sixth in Afrobarometer’s special democracy summit series on Africa
China has invested deeply in Africa. We checked to see whether that is undermining democracy. Josephine Appiah-Nyamekye Sanny and Carolyn Logan - October 28, 2021 The second in Afrobarometer’s special democracy summit series on Africa
Can the U.S. and India depend on each other? Christopher Clary - August 1, 2021 Here are the takeaways from the July 2021 bilateral meetings.
India has become an ‘electoral autocracy.’ Its covid-19 catastrophe is no surprise. Prerna Singh - July 4, 2021 By restricting freedom of speech and freedom of the press, the BJP government can oversee virus′s spread without fearing accountability at the ballot box
Fierce protests in eSwatini grow from citizens’ desire for more democracy, Afrobarometer surveys find Sibusiso Nkomo and Josephine Appiah-Nyamekye Sanny - July 1, 2021 Citizens want constitutional reforms and a more representative government.