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For 19 years now, Edelman has been measuring the currency of trust through the annual Trust Barometer Survey...

Have our institutions and governments become much worse over the past few decades? Is trust higher in many authoritarian regimes because they perform better?

[sharequote align="left"] Tina Divjak However, we must not forget that procedures, no matter how rational, cannot ensure an equitable society; only collective political engagement can do so. Back to Main Page[/sharequote] How is it possible that, after two centuries of…

Rarely has representative democracy come more under scrutiny than in current times...

Underground rivers of money fed by corruption are one of our world’s deadliest flaws...

The EU together with its member states provides more than half the official development assistance globally. Democracy, rule of law, and human rights are at the very heart of the development policy strategy laid out by the European Consensus on Development.

When speaking of the threats to our democracies in the 21st century, it is important to clearly identify which aspects of democracy are under attack...

There is no doubt that the current parliamentary democratic system is facing a widening distrust amongst the electorate.