The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato on democracy, authored around 375 BC, has shaped ...

A drumbeat of hard realities echoed through the halls at this year’s Athens Democracy Forum, where participants noted trends that do not portend well for the form of governance. By Serge Schmemann The ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Instability driven by climate change could threaten democracies in the future, even though representative governments are best equipped to provide solutions, experts gathered at ...

In December the Supreme Court in the American state of Colorado held that former President Donald Trump was constitutionally ineligible to run for election again due to the Fourteenth Amendment’s ...

With a record number of countries holding elections in 2024—including the U.S., where Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are battling it out for the White House this week—the future of democracy feels ...

What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government, there is no institutional role for the assembled people. However: ...

In America today, an impeached former leader, whose lies threaten the very structure of democracy, is maneuvering to return to power. This has happened before, with dire consequences. In ancient ...

Socrates’ method was to clear his students’ minds of abstractions and assumptions, so that they might attain self-knowledge and learn the practical wisdom of living well. His pupil Plato, however, ...

49% of Republicans and Democrats believe that democracy in the United States is on the ropes. Could America's fate be the same as ancient Athens? Athenian democracy lasted about 250 years from the ...