Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele has a horrible reputation for “gaffes” that highlight Republican missteps in the glare of the media. But there was a nugget of truth in his ...

The argument in favour of women’s equal representation in politics often focuses on fairness: we are half of the population, and it is only fair that our share of political power should reflect that.

ATLANTA (Reuters) - For black Americans, the road to political inclusion that has allowed Democratic candidate Barack Obama to make a serious bid for the White House has been long and difficult. Sign ...

Introduction -- Is political equality a reasonable goal? -- Is political equality achievable? -- A respectable role for emotions -- Political equality, human nature, and society -- Will political ...

Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology and Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University The government earlier this year ...

Graeme Orr has held an ARC Linkage grant with the Electoral Council of Australia (representing the various electoral commissions) and written research reports for such commissions, including the NSW ...

As flawed and incomplete as the American Revolution was, there is no question that it unleashed an impulse toward democracy and political equality that has shaped our history and continues into the ...

Mary Church Terrell, a suffragist most children do not know about Source: Photo by Library of Congress on Unsplash This year marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which ...