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Imitation and Its Discontents: Democratic Malaise in Post-Communist Europe

ABOUT THE EVENT The reasons for the failure of democracy to take hold in Russia and for its current backsliding in Central Europe are complex, but one important and often neglected factor is what Ivan Krastev (in a July 2018 article in the Journal of Democracy) has called “Imitation and Its Discontents.” Following the collapse of communism, the…

November 5, 2018

Breaking Out of Xi’s Great Prison

Guoguong Wu

Chinese citizens from Urumqi to Shanghai took to the streets, blank sheets of white paper in hand, to denounce the CCP and call for change. Xi Jinping’s repression and zero-covid lockdowns has united the public in empathy and anger.

Why Philippine Politics Resembles a Modern-Day Telenovela

Cecilia Lero

Want to distract the public? Little works better than family feuds ripped from soap opera plotlines. That’s how the Marcos and Duterte clans keep people glued to the drama while crowding out democratic reform.

Maduro Rules Through Repression

William J. Dobson

The strongman lost in a landslide, and the Venezuelan people are paying the price.

Election Results—August and September 2024

Reports on elections in Algeria, Azerbaijan, Jordan, Kiribati, Sint Maarten, and Sri Lanka.

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Europe and Azerbaijan: The End of Shame

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Why Bolivia’s Election Matters So Much

Jhanisse Vaca Daza

The small South American country has become a strategic foothold for authoritarian powers. Its election is hugely important for the future of democracy across the region.

The Top 10 Most-Read Journal of Democracy Essays of 2022

The Journal of Democracy has analyzed democracy’s fortunes across the globe, from Ukraine to Afghanistan and the Philippines, from Hungary to Tunisia. Here are our top-ten most-read essays from 2022.

Where Conspiracy Theories Come From

Scott Radnitz

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.

How One Small Change to the Way We Vote Could Do a World of Good

Kimana Zulueta-Fülscher

The world’s liberal democracies are deeply polarized. Here’s how we could help rebuild the political center.

Benny Tai on Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement and the Legacy of Tiananmen

Hong Kong law professor Benny Tai, who on April 24 received a sixteen-month prison sentence in connection with his role in the 2014 Occupy Central movement, reflected in the April 2019 Journal on the significance of the Tiananmen Square protests for Hong Kong’s democrats. Read a shortened version of his essay at the Diplomat.

May 1, 2019

Democracy Wins in Senegal

Rachel Beatty Riedl

The president wanted to remain in power, but the people’s demands prevailed in the end.

The Demise of Senegalese Democracy

Bamba Ndiaye

President Macky Sall has called off his country’s presidential election just weeks ahead of the vote. His unconstitutional decree will not only keep him in power, but threatens to throw Senegal into violent chaos.

How the Duterte Clan Is Remaking the Marcos Playbook

Cecilia Lero

Strongman nostalgia, conspiracy theories, and lies. It’s a powerful blend that keeps populists in power. In the Philippines, political clans have weaponized these messages against each other.

Anna Romandash

Russia’s brutal ongoing invasion is preventing Ukrainians from holding a presidential election and the campaigning that comes with it. What does that mean for Ukraine’s democracy?

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