The Third Wave: Inside the Numbers

Issue Date October 2013
Volume 24
Issue 4
Page Numbers 97-109
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Is democracy threatened by a “reverse wave”? Examining regional patterns and distinguishing between different types of democracy gives us a new basis for assessing this question.

Listen to the podcast with authors Jørgen Møller and Svend-Erik Skaaning [mp3]

Supplements

Further Reading

Volume 19, Issue 1

The Democracy Barometers (Part II): Attitudes in the Arab World

Findings from the Arab Barometer say little about whether there are likely to be transitions to democracy in the Arab world in the years ahead, but they do offer evidence…

Volume 1, Issue 4

Debate—Presidents vs. Parliaments: Comparing Democratic Systems

Volume 17, Issue 2

Electoral Systems Today: A Global Snapshot

A wide variety of electoral systems is used around the world, but in recent years the trend has been toward systems based upon greater proportionality.