Can Democracy News Today

Can Democracy and Evangelical Christianity co-exist? I used to think so. Now, I'm not so sure. Democracy does not matter in that world.

Independent survey findings showing young people across continent increasingly falling off bandwagon of democracy is sobering and alarming.

This year’s theme for International Day of Democracy is “Empowering the Next Generation.” This can only happen if we can ensure their rights to express their views freely and without any fear, and provide the necessary space to do so, too.

The recent epidemic of coups in Africa -- including military take-overs in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Gabon-- have triggered the inevitable question: Is multi-party democracy on the retreat?The

91% of Bangladeshis value democracy, and 63% see China's rise as beneficial for their economy, per Open Society Foundations survey.

While an average of 86% of respondents told the Open Society Foundations that they want to continue living in a democracy, 20% believe that authoritarian countries can deliver “what citizens want"

For 91 percent Bangladeshis, it is important to live in a democratically governed country,  found a survey by Open Society Foundation, a New York-based private funder of independent groups working for justice, democratic governance, and human rights.

The Open Society Barometer, an annual global survey from Open Society Foundations that launched today, finds that young people around the world (Generation Z and millennials) hold the least faith in democracy of any age group, presenting a grave threat to its future. Over a third (35%) of respondents in…

International study reveals 42% of people aged 18 to 35 supportive of military rule, against 20% of older respondents

Do we live in a world of democracy versus autocracy? That is the existential choice offered by America and her allies as expressed by the Biden administration. But what is the right definition of democracy?