Democracy

Is al-Qaeda the real beneficiary of the multiple failures of the Arab revolutions?

Roberto Unger explains why he thinks fellow left-of-centre progressives lack imagination.

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood won at the polls but failed to keep power. What went wrong?

Anne McElvoy explores how mass democracy split conservatism into moderates and militants.

What threat does a growing fundamentalist branch of Islam pose to Arab Spring countries?

Edward Stourton explores the prospects for post-revolution government in the Arab world.

Profile of Rachid Ghannouchi, one of the world's most influential Islamist thinkers.

Assessing the role of security and intelligence services in a democracy.

Edward Stourton asks if the Egyptian revolution spells the end of old-style Islamism.

Justin Rowlatt asks if democracies are incapable of tackling climate change.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aristotle’s ‘Politics’.

Nick Clarke's widow Barbara Want investigates how we as a society deal with bereavement.

Quentin Peel asks if plebiscites enable the voice of the people to be properly heard.

A look at Uganda's first multi-party elections

Alistair Cooke examines why it is so difficult to establish democracy in Iraq.

Alistair Cooke contemplates the pros and cons of democracy.