Lawyers and Liberal Democracy

The military regime opened up the media sector to more competition and private broadcasters in 2002, and the ramifications turned out to be vast.

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…

There is a future for democracy in Russia, but it may have to wait until the people begin to feel the problems created by the current system.