October 2001, Volume 12, Issue 4
The OAS in Peru: A Model for the Future?
In Peru in 2000, the OAS made an unprecedented diplomatic intervention in a member state. Could this be a model for the future?
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How Dictators Use Financial Repression Against Their Opponents
Economic freedom is one of a tyrant’s first targets. My family and I have experienced this firsthand. But tools like Bitcoin offer a lifeline for activists fighting repressive states.
October 2013, Volume 24, Issue 4
Exchange: Confusing Categories, Shifting Targets
Staffan Lindberg replies to Matthijs Bogaards’s critique, finding the latter’s methodology problematic and arguing that the evidence for association between repeated elections and democratization remains strong.
October 1997, Volume 8, Issue 4
Mexico’s New Politics: The Elections of 1997
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July 1997, Volume 8, Issue 3
The Rise of Election Monitoring: The Observers Observed
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July 1997, Volume 8, Issue 3
The Rise of Election Monitoring: The Role of Domestic Observers
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July 1994, Volume 5, Issue 3
Latin America’s Critical Elections: Five Scenarios for Mexico
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July 1994, Volume 5, Issue 3
Latin America’s Critical Elections: Brazil at an Impasse
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Summer 1990, Volume 1, Issue 3
Nicaragua’s Choice: The Making of a Free Election
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Fall 1990, Volume 1, Issue 4
South Africa’s Future: Symposium—African National Congress
April 2019, Volume 30, Issue 2
Nationalism, Democracy, and Memory Laws
Europe has seen a proliferation of laws governing historical memory, but they sometimes threaten to inflame social tensions and undermine liberal values.
Fall 1990, Volume 1, Issue 4
South Africa’s Future: Symposium—National Party
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October 2000, Volume 11, Issue 4
Comparing East Asia and Latin America: Dimensions of Development
Such a comparison clearly shows a higher prevalence of democracy in Latin America and a better economic performance in East Asia. The two regions are likely to converge on both dimensions, but the gaps will remain.
July 2000, Volume 11, Issue 3
Markets, Law, and Democracy
The experience of “bandit capitalism” or “tyrant capitalism” in postcommunist societies shows that markets cannot work properly without a community of trust and mutual respect. Such a community can be achieved only where there is a rule of law, applied by able and independent judges.
July 2000, Volume 11, Issue 3
Russia Under Putin: Reintegrating “Post-Soviet Space”
The debate over Russia’s likely course of development under Putin has paid surprisingly little attention to his openly stated goal of reintegrating Russia with other former Soviet republics.