October 1996, Volume 7, Issue 4
Election Watch
Reports on elections in Bangladesh, Chad, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Lebanon, Mongolia, Russia, São Tomé & Príncipe, Uganda.
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October 1996, Volume 7, Issue 4
Reports on elections in Bangladesh, Chad, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Lebanon, Mongolia, Russia, São Tomé & Príncipe, Uganda.
January 2012, Volume 23, Issue 1
Reports on elections in Argentina, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Cameroon, The Gambia, Guatemala, Guyana, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liberia, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Poland, Russia, Tunisia, Zambia.
January 1992, Volume 3, Issue 1
Reports on elections in Argentina, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Colombia, India, Kazakhstan, Mauritius, Poland, Tadzhikistan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, Vanuatu, Zambia.
July 2016, Volume 27, Issue 3
As more and more African presidents attempt to remove or circumvent constitutional term limits, African populations increasingly are mobilizing en masse, at great risk, to defend their constitutions.
Turkey’s president would rather turn his country into a full autocracy than give up power. But the Turkish people are clinging to what remains of their democracy, and they are ready to fight for it.
January 2021, Volume 32, Issue 1
While analysts of populism have focused on economic woes and “cultural backlash,” a thirst for the restoration of order may better explain the appeal of authoritarian populists in fragile democracies where governance is falling short.
His military didn’t just fail. Ordinary Ukrainians, Russians, and people across the globe are creatively and nonviolently protesting Putin’s war on Ukraine, and they are making a difference. | Srdja Popovic and Steve Parks
April 2020, Volume 31, Issue 2
A review of Democracies Divided: The Global Challenge of Political Polarization, edited by Thomas Carothers and Andrew O’Donohue.
July 2012, Volume 23, Issue 3
Until recently, political scientists argued that democracy had poor chances of survival in a multiparty presidential regime. Latin America’s recent experience tells a different story.
July 2000, Volume 11, Issue 3
Reports on elections in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Georgia, Haiti, Iran, Peru, Russia, Senegal, South Korea, Suriname, Taiwan, Thailand, and Venezuela.
January 1993, Volume 4, Issue 1
Reports on elections in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Ghana, Guyana, Kuwait, Lithuania, Peru, Romania, Slovenia, Thailand.
October 2019, Volume 30, Issue 4
Reports on elections in Afghanistan, Guatemala, Madagascar, Mauritania, Nauru, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Ukraine.
January 2019, Volume 30, Issue 1
With its recent electoral turnover of power, Pakistan seemingly passed a milestone of democratic consolidation. But beneath the surface, power remains where it long has been—with the military.
January 2015, Volume 26, Issue 1
Can democracy prosper when democratic countries are in geopolitical retreat? History cautions against the notion that democracy will inevitably prevail.
October 2018, Volume 29, Issue 4
What factors help a democracy to survive a crisis? A study of cases in which democracy suffered a steep decline, yet ultimately recovered and endured, offers new insights. In moments of crisis, unelected and nonmajoritarian actors can play a pivotal role.
October 2014, Volume 25, Issue 4
A review of The Confidence Trap: A History of Democracy in Crisis from World War I to the Present by David Runciman.
October 2011, Volume 22, Issue 4
Reports on elections in Cape Verde, Macedonia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Singapore, Thailand, and Turkey.
April 2007, Volume 18, Issue 2
Reports on elections in Bahrain, Gabon, The Gambia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritania, Saint Lucia, Senegal, Serbia, and Turkmenistan.
July 2019, Volume 30, Issue 3
Why do ordinary people vote to return to office undemocratic incumbents? New survey experiments in several countries suggest that many voters are willing to put their partisan interests above democratic principles—a finding that may be key to understanding democratic backsliding.