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October 2008, Volume 19, Number 4
Pakistan After Musharraf
- The 2008 Elections
Larry P. Goodson
Elections set the stage for the General’s exit after nearly a decade in power, yet Pakistan still faces deep-seated structural problems that cannot be remedied merely by a return to competitive electoral politics.
- Praetorianism and Terrorism
Aqil Shah
The military is currently showing signs of wanting to back away from overt political involvement, but this should not be confused with a rejection of praetorianism or an acceptance of the principle of civilian supremacy.
- The Burden of History
Sumit Ganguly
Since its founding out of the partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan has labored in the shadow of critical choices made at that time.
- The Media Take Center Stage
Zafarullah Khan and Brian Joseph
The military regime opened up the media sector to more competition and private broadcasters in 2002, and the ramifications turned out to be vast.
- An Emerging Civil Society?
S. Akbar Zaidi
The lawyers’ movement has been lauded as the hero of the return to civilian rule, but is civil society ready to meet the challenges ahead?
Michael Bratton and Eldred Masunungure
Once hailed as liberators, Zimbabwe’s ruling party now clings to power through violent repression. How did the country’s founding father become its dictator, and what patterns in his party’s past foretold such an outcome?
Poverty, Inequality, and Democracy
- Why Democracies Fail
Ethan B. Kapstein and Nathan Converse
Many of today’s developing-world and postcommunist democracies are at risk of reversal. What are the key factors that lead to democratic collapse?
Regression Results
- The Latin American Experience
Francis Fukuyama
The development of democratic political institutions combined with recent economic growth and new social policies has yielded positive changes in Latin America, but deep inequalities remain.
- Postcommunist Welfare States
Mitchell A. Orenstein
The more-democratic postcommunist countries have maintained stronger social safety nets than their authoritarian counterparts, but they must reassess their welfare policies to address emerging social challenges.
- Growth Without Prosperity in Africa
Peter Lewis
Fifteen years after the wave of democratization crested in Africa, the region still grapples with an economic malaise that is disappointing popular expectations and undermining the legitimacy of electoral regimes.
Fabrice Lehoucq
Bolivia now finds itself locked in a stalemate between forces bent on “refounding” the country and an eastern region insisting on greater autonomy.
Kenya: Back from the Brink?
Michael Chege
After the ethnic violence that marred its 2007 presidential election, Kenya must reform its institutions to better represent its diverse polity.
Thailand Since the Coup
Thitinan Pongsudhirak
Torn between populism and those who fail to respect democratic limits in combating it, Thailand badly needs to locate a middle ground where the best of its old traditions can help it adjust to the new challenges that it faces.
Georgia's Year of Turmoil
Miriam Lanskoy and Giorgi Areshidze
A domestic political crisis began brewing in Georgia long before the current conflict with Russia. Since the Rose Revolution, the country has been troubled by flawed elections, a “superpresidency,” and a malleable constitution.
Books in Review
- Mistaken Identity
Marc F. Plattner
A review of Defending Identity: Its Indispensable Role in Protecting Democracy by Natan Sharansky.
Election Watch
- Reports on recent elections in Angola, Cambodia, Grenada, Hong Kong, Macedonia, Mongolia, and Zimbabwe.
Documents on Democracy
- Excerpts from a statement issued by a leading group of Russian democrats on the conflict over South Ossetia, published on August 19 in the Yezhednevny Zhurnal online newspaper.
- Excerpts from a joint declaration condemning Russian military actions against Georgia signed by the presidents of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland on August 9.
- Portions of the African Democracy Forum's statement condemning the August 6 military coup d'état in Mauritania, which overthrew the civilian government of the democratically elected president.
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