April 2003, Volume 14, Issue 2
What Is Liberal Islam?: The Silenced Majority
Liberal Islam remains marginal because it is politically suppressed; in truth, it represents the predominant political hopes of Muslims around the world.
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April 2003, Volume 14, Issue 2
What Is Liberal Islam?: Faith and Modernity
If they are to understand Islam authentically and to embrace the modern world freely, Muslims must take a new attitude toward their traditions of interpretation.
January 2003, Volume 14, Issue 1
China’s Changing of the Guard: The New Inequality
Class politics is an ever more important reality, but the growth of capitalism is not likely to produce pressures for democratization.
January 2003, Volume 14, Issue 1
China’s Changing of the Guard: Contradictory Trends and Confusing Signals
Political renewal is contending with a process of political decay that has yet to reach an end.
October 1999, Volume 10, Issue 4
South Africa: Entering the Post-Mandela Era
Post-apartheid South Africa’s democratic quest resembles a good thriller–just as the plot seems clear, a twist appears in the tale.
October 1999, Volume 10, Issue 4
Debating Democracy Assistance: The Cost of Doing Nothing
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April 1999, Volume 10, Issue 2
What Went Wrong in Russia? The Perils of a Protracted Transition
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April 1999, Volume 10, Issue 2
What Went Wrong in Russia? Forcing the Pace of Democratization
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April 1999, Volume 10, Issue 2
What Went Wrong in Russia? The Haunting Presence of Marxism-Leninism
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April 1999, Volume 10, Issue 2
What Went Wrong in Russia? The Problem of Fiscal Federalism
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January 1999, Volume 10, Issue 1
Eastern Europe a Decade Later: Reassessing the Revolutions of 1989
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July 1998, Volume 9, Issue 3
India Defies the Odds: Making Federalism Work
To understand how India’s democracy works, and how it manages demands from social groups for greater power, resources, autonomy, and respect, it is essential to understand Indian federalism. That, in turn, requires us to address two questions. First, why have relations between New Delhi and the various state governments (there are at present 25) usually…
July 1998, Volume 9, Issue 3
Orphans of Transition: Gypsies in Eastern Europe
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January 1998, Volume 9, Issue 1
Will China Democratize? Sources of Resistance
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January 1998, Volume 9, Issue 1
Will China Democratize? The End of Communism
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