Democratic systems are political regimes in which governance is based on popular sovereignty, regular competitive elections and the protection of fundamental liberties. Research in this field examines ...

Depoliticisation in democratic systems refers to the process by which issues traditionally subject to political contestation are transferred from elected bodies and public debate into more technical, ...

African nations have been advised to, as a matter of urgency, develop democratic systems that reflect their respective histories, cultures and political realities while upholding fundamental ...

Losing democracy once can make it harder to restore it, even after a democratic government returns to power. University of Birmingham professor Nic Cheeseman analyzed three decades of data.

LAGOS – Following the recent alarm raised by former Presi­dents Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan and former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, over the compulsive erasure of democratic values in ...