Latin America: Beyond “Democratic Consolidation”

In certain circumstances, both liberalism and popular rule can obstruct rather than promote state-building.

Mexico’s 2003 congressional elections confirmed both the transition to fully competitive politics and the persistence of structural deficiencies associated with a multiparty presidential system.

Since its very first issue back in January 1990, the Journal of Democracy has devoted extensive coverage to the transformation in East-Central Europe that began with the sudden fall of…