October 2001, Volume 12, Issue 4
Ten Years After the Soviet Breakup: The Advantages of Radical Reform
The failures of post-Soviet reform notwithstanding, serious strides have been made toward economic and political transformation.
3063 Results
October 2001, Volume 12, Issue 4
The failures of post-Soviet reform notwithstanding, serious strides have been made toward economic and political transformation.
October 2000, Volume 11, Issue 4
The beauty of Mexico’s transition to democracy lay in the way it evolved gradually and peacefully over the course of a decade.
October 2000, Volume 11, Issue 4
The uneasy accommodation of competing visions of authority that has characterized Iran’s political system since 1979 is a familiar phenomenon in the Middle East and elsewhere.
October 2000, Volume 11, Issue 4
The “Fourth Generation” of Iranian intellectuals has a vital role to play in strengthening civil society and fostering democratization.
October 1992, Volume 3, Issue 4
A review of After the Fall: The Pursuit of Democracy in Central Europe, by Jeffery Goldfarb and Reinventing Politics: Eastern Europe from Stalin to Havel, by Vladimir Tismaneanu.
Journal of Democracy Web Exchange – Foa and Mounk reply–2_0 Roberto Stefan Foa and Yascha Mounk–The End of the Consolidation Paradigm: A Response to Our Critics
January 2004, Volume 15, Issue 1
Despite the threats posed by terrorism, 2003 saw a second consecutive year of significant momentum of freedom, and showed encouraging evidence that political rights and civil liberties can endure despite economic privation.
The South American country may be on the verge of real change. But it isn’t going to descend into civil-war chaos like Libya. It will be difficult, imperfect, and far better than what Venezuelans have had to endure.
July 2009, Volume 20, Issue 3
Since 1996, eight postcommunist authoritarian rulers have been ousted by “electoral revolutions.” Why have these not succeeded in other postcommunist countries?
January 2003, Volume 14, Issue 1
A review of Democracies in Development: Politics and Reform in Latin America by J. Mark Payne et al.
July 1999, Volume 10, Issue 3
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July 1999, Volume 10, Issue 3
Review of Sultanistic Regimes, by H.E. Chehabi and Juan J. Linz, ed.
October 1996, Volume 7, Issue 4
A review of Building Democratic Institutions: Party Systems in Latin America, edited by Scott Mainwaring and Timothy R. Scully.
April 1995, Volume 6, Issue 2
A review of Civil Society and the State in Africa, edited by John W. Harbeson, Donald Rothchild, and Naomi Chazan.
July 1994, Volume 5, Issue 3
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July 1993, Volume 4, Issue 3
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April 1992, Volume 3, Issue 2
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Winter 1990, Volume 1, Issue 1
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Winter 1990, Volume 1, Issue 1
A review of Rethinking Military Politics: Brazil and the Southern Cone, by Alfred Stepan.
January 2005, Volume 16, Issue 1
Why has the European Union, which has been so successful in transforming its candidate countries, failed in its efforts to promote democracy and development in Bosnia and Kosovo?