Right-wing "values" appear to trump the sanctity of American democracy as President Donald Trump tries to tighten his grip on ...

For over a century, the U.S. has been the foremost democracy in the world, frequently advocating for freedom and justice ...

Is America slipping from a democracy to an autocracy, an oligarchy or some ... and plutocracy (ruled by the rich), for example. Some political scientists and researchers have debated whether ...

When a political party that does not honor democratic institutions or heed critical democratic norms takes power, political scientists expect the government to shift toward autocratic rule. That means ...

It seems like autocracy is no longer knocking at America’s door, but barging right in instead. For The New Abnormal’s Danielle Moodie, the arrest of Columbia student and pro-Palestine activist ...

In this webinar, Professors Erica Chenoweth and Steven Levitsky will discuss what can be learned from mobilization and opposition to autocracy in the United States based on historical examples, and ...

Paradoxically, the very success of democratic systems may thus also sow the seeds of their potential undoing. This is a ...

when the application of the separation of powers doctrine is under threat. On the other hand, an “autocracy” is defined as a form of government where the person charged to lead has absolute ...

U.S. elections for example, are run by state and local governments ... shifting the regime from more autocratic to more democratic depending on who is in power. The effect is a stable outcome ...