Bowling Alone: America’s Declining Social Capital

In hotly contested parliamentary elections, candidates supportive of President Khatami’s reforms won an overwhelming victory.

Africa is a battleground between formal democratic institutions and rule by the will of the "big man." Civil society groups are waging this struggle, and technology is equipping them with…

The relationship between democracy and civil society is not straightforward. Angry crowds can stymie the functioning of the democratic process, institutions, and governance. Drawing on recent Indian examples, this article…