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January 2006, Volume 17, Issue 1

Burundi’s Transition: Training Leaders for Peace

Burundi's leaders are learning to embrace a culture of discussion and consensus that offers a way out of the abyss of civil war.

July 2005, Volume 16, Issue 3

Turkey’s AKP: A Model “Muslim-Democratic” Party?

Sultan Tepe

Is the Islamic-oriented party that has ruled since 2002 really the harbinger of 'Muslim democracy,' or is it something more familiar in Turkish politics: a hierarchical group none too closely in touch with society and overly focused on one man?

July 2005, Volume 16, Issue 3

A Fresh Look at Semipresidentialism: Variations on a Theme

Robert Elgie

The regime type known as semipresidentialism became a popular choice during the "third wave" of democratization. But some variations of this constitutional arrangement are more conducive to democracy than others

July 2005, Volume 16, Issue 3

A Fresh Look at Semipresidentialism: The Russian Predicament

At the end of the Cold War, semipresidentialism became the modal constitution of the postcommunist world. In Russia and other post-Soviet states, however, this system of government has impeded consolidation.

July 2005, Volume 16, Issue 3

Costa Rica: Paradise in Doubt

Fabrice Lehoucq

Once routinely praised as the "Switzerland of Central America," Costa Rica has in recent years begun to show troubling signs of having a political system that citizens feel is not keeping faith with them.

April 2005, Volume 16, Issue 2

Challenge and Change in East Asia: Is Democracy the Only Game in Town?

In three of the six democracies surveyed by the East Asia Barometer, a majority of respondents prefer democracy to its alternatives. In the other three, however, a lingering nostalgia for authoritarianism stands in the way of democratic consolidation.

April 2005, Volume 16, Issue 2

Challenge and Change in East Asia: Facing the Perils of Presidentialism

Juan Linz’s 1990 critique of presidentialism in these pages was based largely on the Latin American experience. In the last few years, however, four new Asian democracies have encountered presidential crises. Does Linz’s work hold the secret to what has been ailing these regimes?

January 2005, Volume 16, Issue 1

The IMF and Democratic Governance

Like many other world-government bodies, the International Monetary Fund is a necessarily nondemocratic organitzation that cannot help but have an impact on democracy’s prospects in poorer countries.

January 2005, Volume 16, Issue 1

The Referendum in Venezuela: One Act in an Unfinished Drama

Jennifer McCoy

Both the supporters and the foes of President Hugo Chavez went into the August 2004 recall hoping for a complete and final win. While Chavez kept his job and even rides high, Venezuela is still nowhere close to closure.

January 2005, Volume 16, Issue 1

Hong Kong’s Democrats Stumble

Joseph Y.S. Cheng

The democratic forces had an uphill climb going into the September 2004 legislative elections, but they made unforced errors as well. What were these, and how can the democrats do better next time?

January 2005, Volume 16, Issue 1

Building Democracy After Conflict: The Case for Shared Sovereignty

Stephen D. Krasner

In the conditions of today's world, countries that are in a bad way as regards some aspects of their governance may benefit from agreeing to share portions of their sovereignty with external actors.

January 2005, Volume 16, Issue 1

Building Democracy After Conflict: ‘Stateness’ First

Francis Fukuyama

World events-recent, current, and almost certainly to come-drive home the truth that before there can be a democratic state, there must first be a functioning state, period. Creating workable states where they have been destroyed or have barely existed yields to none among the challenges of our time.