July 1993, Volume 4, Issue 3
International Organizations & Democracy
The Editors’ introduction to “International Organizations & Democracy.”
Region: Comparative Theoretical General
July 1993, Volume 4, Issue 3
International Organizations & Democracy: Toward a Global “Guarantee Clause”
July 1993, Volume 4, Issue 3
Philosophy and Democracy
A review of The Ennobling of Democracy: The Challenge of the Postmodern Age, by Thomas Pangle.
April 1993, Volume 4, Issue 2
Reflections on Capitalism, Socialism & Democracy
April 1993, Volume 4, Issue 2
The Virtues of Parallel Vote Tabulation
January 1993, Volume 4, Issue 1
Confronting the Past: Justice After Transitions
January 1993, Volume 4, Issue 1
Choosing an Electoral System: The Primacy of the Particular
October 1992, Volume 3, Issue 4
The Problem of Civic Competence
July 1992, Volume 3, Issue 3
Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy
The Editors’ introduction to the Journal of Democracy‘s special issue marking the fiftieth anniversary of Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy by Joseph Schumpeter.
July 1992, Volume 3, Issue 3
The Uncertain Triumph of Democratic Capitalism
July 1992, Volume 3, Issue 3
Devaluing Democracy
July 1992, Volume 3, Issue 3
Democracy and Development
July 1992, Volume 3, Issue 3
The Neoliberal Fallacy
July 1992, Volume 3, Issue 3
Socialism, Capitalism, and Modernity
July 1992, Volume 3, Issue 3
In Defense of Neoliberalism
July 1992, Volume 3, Issue 3
Why Free Markets Are Not Enough
July 1992, Volume 3, Issue 3
The Future of Socialism
July 1992, Volume 3, Issue 3
Capitalism & Democracy: The Missing Link
July 1992, Volume 3, Issue 3
The Future of an Illusion
July 1992, Volume 3, Issue 3
The Socialist Alternative
April 1992, Volume 3, Issue 2
Exploring the End of History
A review of The End of History and the Last Man, by Francis Fukuyama.
January 1992, Volume 3, Issue 1
The Role of Interim Governments
Fall 1991, Volume 2, Issue 4
The Culture of Liberty
Fall 1991, Volume 2, Issue 4
The Democratic Moment
Fall 1991, Volume 2, Issue 4
Political Corruption
The Editors’ introduction to “Political Corruption.”
Fall 1991, Volume 2, Issue 4
Political Corruption: Historical Conflict and the Rise of Standards
Fall 1991, Volume 2, Issue 4
Political Corruption: Strategies for Reform
Fall 1991, Volume 2, Issue 4
Pollwatching and Peacemaking
Fall 1991, Volume 2, Issue 4
Democracy & Foreign Policy
A review of Exporting Democracy: Fulfilling America’s Destiny, by Joshua Muravchik and Exporting Democracy: The United States and Latin America, edited by Abraham F. Lowenthal.
Summer 1991, Volume 2, Issue 3
Debate—Proportional Representation: The Problem with PR
Summer 1991, Volume 2, Issue 3
Debate—Proportional Representation: PR and Democratic Statecraft
Summer 1991, Volume 2, Issue 3
Debate—Proportional Representation: Double-Checking the Evidence
Summer 1991, Volume 2, Issue 3
What Democracy Is…and Is Not
Spring 1991, Volume 2, Issue 2
Democracy’s Third Wave
Spring 1991, Volume 2, Issue 2
Shortcuts to Liberty
A review of To Craft Democracies: An Essay on Democratic Transitions, by Giuseppe Di Palma.
Winter 1991, Volume 2, Issue 1
Constitutional Choices for New Democracies
Winter 1991, Volume 2, Issue 1
The First Democracy
A review of Pericles of Athens and the Birth of Democracy, by Donald Kagan.
Fall 1990, Volume 1, Issue 4
Communism: A Coroner’s Inquest
Fall 1990, Volume 1, Issue 4
Debate—Presidents vs. Parliaments: Comparing Democratic Systems
Fall 1990, Volume 1, Issue 4
Debate—Presidents vs. Parliaments: The Centrality of Political Culture
Fall 1990, Volume 1, Issue 4
Debate—Presidents vs. Parliaments: The Virtues of Parliamentarianism
Summer 1990, Volume 1, Issue 3
Three Paradoxes of Democracy
While democracy is the most admired form of government, maintaining it requires contending with its contradictions.
Summer 1990, Volume 1, Issue 3
Technology and Freedom
A review of Power, Press, and the Technology of Freedom: The Coming Age of ISDN, by Leonard R. Sussman.
Spring 1990, Volume 1, Issue 2
On the Tasks of a Democratic Opposition
Why the Defenders of Liberal Democracy Need to Stand Up
If liberal norms and institutions are to prevail, they need to be defended from the left and the right.
Defending Democracy in an Age of Sharp Power
Explores how authoritarian regimes are deploying “sharp power” to undermine democracies from within by weaponizing universities, institutions, media, technology, and entertainment industries.
Has Liberalism Failed?
Our rising levels of inequality have put its ideals in crisis. These are the simple principles that can help bring it back from the edge.
How Women Make the World Safe for Democracy
The suffragists imagined that a greater role for women in democratic politics would lead to a more peaceful world. Few realize how right they were.
Why Sanctions Don’t Work Against Dictatorships
From Putin’s invasion to Kim’s nuclear saber rattling, the West has punished the world’s worst regimes. But have sanctions missed their targets?
Why TikTok Is a Threat to Democracy
The popular Chinese-owned app is enabling Beijing to collect data on people nearly everywhere. Not only can such platforms track people’s preferences and whereabouts, but they give the Chinese government control over a powerful tool for shaping people’s worldview.
Democracy’s Most Dangerous Assumptions
It is tempting to believe the horrors of the past will not haunt our future. Vladimir Putin is proving that we hold such beliefs at our peril.
Democracy’s Arc: From Resurgent to Imperiled (Expanded Edition)
This is the darkest moment for freedom in half a century. Whether democracy regains its footing will depend on how democratic leaders and citizens respond to emboldened authoritarians and the fissures within their own societies.
Democracy in Decline?
For almost a decade, Freedom House’s annual survey has highlighted a decline in democracy in most regions of the globe. Some analysts say this shows that the world has entered a "democratic recession." Others dispute that interpretation, emphasizing democracy’s success in maintaining the huge gains it made during the last quarter of the twentieth century.