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The “crisis” of democracy is a crisis of representation. New parties, some of which are populist in troublingly illiberal ways, are arising from this moment. The danger that they pose is not that they are antidemocratic, but that they are antiliberal.

How a Pastor Found the Courage to Defy a Dictator

Evan Mawarire

Evan Mawarire never thought of himself as a revolutionary. In a gripping new memoir, he tells the story of how he went from a humble clergyman to the leader of a movement that helped the Zimbabwean people find their voice.

January 2019, Volume 30, Issue 1

Zimbabwe: An Opportunity Lost

Alex Magaisa

Zimbabwe’s first elections since the November 2017 coup that ousted nonagenarian dictator Robert Mugabe were marred by the abuse of state resources, electoral irregularities, and a tragic bout of postelection violence that saw soldiers use deadly force against civilians.

Is Democracy Surviving the “Year of Elections”?

Millions of voters are casting ballots in a string of elections across the globe this year. At the midyear point, how well is democracy holding up?

The JoD’s Top Online Essays of 2024

Elections in nearly eighty countries around the world captured headlines throughout 2024. Meanwhile, NATO turned 75, Viktor Orbán ramped up his repression, and Bitcoin became the currency of choice for democracy activists under threat. These ten essays were the JoD’s most-read online exclusives of 2024.

April 2019, Volume 30, Issue 2

30 Years After Tiananmen

The Editors

The Editors’ introduction to “30 Years After Tiananmen.”

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October 2018, Volume 29, Issue 4

Latin America’s Shifting Politics: Mexico’s Party System Under Stress

AMLO’s sweeping victory in Mexico’s 2018 elections could point to a long-term dealignment of the country’s party system, but it is more likely that a less radical process of partisan recomposition will take place.

July 2004, Volume 15, Issue 3

World Religions and Democracy: Hinduism and Self-Rule

Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Creative Hindu responses to modern challenges are a crucial part of the democratic story in India, yet Hindus must guard against those who would politicize Hindu identity.

July 2007, Volume 18, Issue 3

The Institutionalization of Political Power in Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa has been traditionally depicted as a place where formal institutional rules are largely irrelevant-yet in the past fifteen years these rules have come to matter, and this trend is unlikely to reverse.

July 2010, Volume 21, Issue 3

The Democratic Instinct in the 21st Century

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

Democratization is never easy, smooth, or linear, but as Indonesia’s experience in building a multiparty and multiethnic democracy shows, it can succeed even under difficult and initially unpromising conditions.

July 2004, Volume 15, Issue 3

The Perils of Identity Politics

Three leading French political thinkers reflect on why modern democracies tend to forget their own natures, even to the point of encouraging an assertive "identitarianism" that could undermine liberal democracy itself.