On the International Day of Democracy, the controversial Swiss theatre director talks about the “ritual” of public votes and ...

Democracy fails when it relies on an uninformed electorate and media rife with misinformation. Steps must be taken to address ...

You don’t get to perfection without participation. Democracy is a verb, not a noun. So, when the time comes, get out there ...

A list of human misconceptions that can help you learn about the most important cultural phenomena of Ancient Greece and once ...

Kasimis, Demetra 2019. Response to Yarbakhsh Elisabeth. Reading Derrida in Tehran: Between an Open Door and an Empty Sofreh. Humanities, 2018, 7, 21. Humanities, Vol ...

For example, he mentions the Swiss system of direct democracy but then dismisses it as difficult to adopt. As a Guyanese born and largely raised in Switzerland, I have ample experience with Swiss ...

Direct Democracy, where citizens have the most say in decisions, is often seen as the purest form of democracy. Ancient Athens showed us this, but realistically, it’s tough to make this work in ...

Athenian democracy, developed around 6 BCE, is often noted as the first and purest form of direct democracy. In its current forms in the United States, direct democracy is a type of public policy ...

In that glacial sample from the Himalayas, scientists have now identified more than 1,700 ancient viruses, though they note that these species do not infect humans. Their findings, tracing how the ...

In the end, the development of Korean politics depends on who looks at reality and ideals in a harsh yet harmonious way.

Her research and teaching focus on the history of democracy and constitutionalism. She is currently working on a book on ancient Greek democracy. Address 1929 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Berkeley CA ...