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When voters are asked to cast ballots for or against important national policies â whether to draft or adopt a new constitution, to abolish or reinstate term limits, or, perhaps most famously, to leave or remain in the European Union â they take that job seriously. Yet national referendums are not always put forward in…
Hungaryâs prime minister has been jet-setting across the globe to hobnob with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and Donald Trump, while doing his best to provoke European leaders at home. But OrbĂĄnâs grandstanding, argues Hungarian writer SĂĄndor Ăsik in a new Journal of Democracy online exclusive, is really just an attempt to mask his growing political weaknesses.
The international drug trade has ravaged Latin America. Drug cartels and organized crime groups have grown powerful enough in some countries to infiltrate and even challenge the power of the state. As demand for drugs and profits soars, violence, death, and displacement rain down upon communities, leaving democracy and the economy in shambles.
The regime tilted the playing field to its advantage, but it didnât matter. Thailandâs opposition won with creativity, shrewd tactics, and a strategy that united the people.
How do autocrats control the media? Will Syria be free now that Assad has fallen? Whatâs to blame for democratic backsliding? Why must Ukraine win? The April issue of the Journal of Democracy tackles some of todayâs most pressing questions.
A free market can foster pluralism and insulate civilians from authoritarian coercion. But money used the wrong way has enormous potential for destruction. The Journal of Democracy essays below, free for a limited time, explore the complex relationship between capitalism and democracy.
Whatâs causing the global democratic recession? What would a Ukrainian loss to Russia mean for democracies around the world? How should Syria approach building a just and democratic society? Donât miss your chance to read the April issue for free!
Ten of the former ambassador’s best JoD essays spanning the last thirty years.
The attack on Donald Trump is one of the worst instances of political violence in recent years. Such violence is the result of a moment in which people begin to see their political opponents as enemies instead of citizens of a different political stripe.
In the days ahead, the West must remain calmâand redouble its support for Ukraine.
The Mexican military has a larger role governing the country than at any time in the past eighty years. The following Journal of Democracy essays uncover and analyze the democratic and antidemocratic forces at work within Mexicoâs institutions.
Romaniaâs democracy just survived a near-death experience, but it may be more vulnerable going forward. How far can leaders go in defending democracy without compromising their claim to represent the people?
Bitcoin is an indispensable tool for political dissidents in the most repressive environments, argue Alex Gladstein and FĂŠlix Maradiaga in two recent Journal of Democracy online exclusives. When dictators weaponize the financial system and obstruct all avenues of dissent, digital currency helps activists keep their operations running.
There is nothing inherently menacing or antidemocratic about conspiracy theories. They can even be a source of amusement. The trouble comes when political elites weaponize them to invite violence.
Join us this afternoon at 4:30 (EST) for a live stream of the panel event launching our new volume, "Liberation Technology: Social Media and the Struggle for Democracy" — at National Endowment for Democracy.
September 11, 2012
South Koreans just elected a new president. Will he be good for South Korean democracy?
ABOUT THE EVENT A populist and illiberal tide is gaining strength across the globe, posing a serious threat to liberal democracy. Prominent political scientists and commentators William A. Galston and Yascha Mounk discussed the factors fueling populismâs rise and how democracies can effectively respond. Both Galston and Mounk have written articles addressing these questions that appear in the April…
April 3, 2018
The new issue of the Journal of Democracy grapples with the biggest challenges facing democracies of the past, present, and future. Donât miss these four essays, free to read through July 31.
Drawing on their essays in the October 2011 and January 2012 issues of the Journal of Democracy, Andrew Reynolds and John Carey discussed the constitutional and electoral designs chosen by Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt.
March 29, 2012
