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October 2006, Volume 17, Issue 4

Equality or Liberty?

• Jørgen Møller

A review of Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy by Daren Acemoglu and James A. Robinson

April 2006, Volume 17, Issue 2

The History of a Word

• Marc F. Plattner

A review of Setting the People Free: The Story of Democracy, by John Dunn

October 2003, Volume 14, Issue 4

Making Sense of the EU: Competing Goals, Conflicting Perspectives

• Marc F. Plattner

Is the EU an international organization, an emerging federal state, something in between, or something altogether different? So far it has managed to survive and prosper depite all the disagreements about its true nature, but for how long can it continue to do so?

July 2003, Volume 14, Issue 3

Measuring Democratic Commitment

• Thomas O. Melia

A review of Defending Democracy: A Global Survey of Foriegn Policy Trends 1992–2002, edited by Robert G. Herman and Theodore J. Piccone.

October 2002, Volume 13, Issue 4

Democratization in the Arab World?: The Decline of Pluralism in Mubarak’s Egypt

• Jason Brownlee

Since a tenuous political opening a decade ago, the Mubarak regime has systematically asphyxiated democracy in Egypt.

October 2002, Volume 13, Issue 4

Dark Days in Belarus

• Rodger Potocki

Why did Belarusians return dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka to power in September 2001? Could a better-managed opposition campaign have made a difference?

October 2002, Volume 13, Issue 4

Flogging a Dead God?

• John Gould

A review of Heaven on Earth: The Rise and Fall of Socialism by Joshua Muravchik.

July 2002, Volume 13, Issue 3

Debating the Transition Paradigm: Retaining the Human Dimension

• Kenneth Wollack

Democracy promotion is a cause-oriented mission, but a good deal of hard-headed realism goes into program planning and work.

April 2002, Volume 13, Issue 2

Elections Without Democracy: The Menu of Manipulation

• Andreas Schedler

Elections, usually taken to be a hallmark of democracy, can also become a tool of authoritarian powerholders seeking to legitimate their rule.

October 2001, Volume 12, Issue 4

Defying the Odds

• H. Kwasi Prempeh

A review of Building the Rule of Law: Francis Nyalali and the Road to Judicial Independence in Africa By Jennifer A. Widner.

January 2000, Volume 11, Issue 1

Civil Society and the “Art of Association”

• William A. Galston

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January 2000, Volume 11, Issue 1

Postmodern Prophet: Tocqueville Visits Vegas

• Paul A. Cantor

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January 1999, Volume 10, Issue 1

Eastern Europe a Decade Later: A New Phase in Czech Politics

• Steven Saxonberg

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January 1998, Volume 9, Issue 1

Will China Democratize? Current Trends and Future Prospects

• Robert A. Scalapino

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January 1998, Volume 9, Issue 1

A Solid Smorgasbord

• Richard Rose

A review of Democracy’s Victory and Crisis, edited by Axel Hadenius.

July 1997, Volume 8, Issue 3

The Rise of Election Monitoring: The Role of Domestic Observers

• Neil Nevitte
• Santiago A. Canton

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July 1997, Volume 8, Issue 3

East Asian Prospect: Tale of Three Systems

• Robert A. Scalapino

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January 1997, Volume 8, Issue 1

Where is Russia Headed? Toward Stability or Crisis?

• Lilia Shevtsova
• Scott A. Bruckner

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January 1996, Volume 7, Issue 1

The Question of Citizenship in the Baltics

• Jeff Chinn
• Lise A. Truex

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July 1995, Volume 6, Issue 3

Freedom and the Environment

• Rodger A. Payne

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