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October 2020, Volume 31, Issue 4

Covid vs. Democracy: Introduction

The Editors

The Editors’ introduction to “Covid vs. Democracy.”

October 2020, Volume 31, Issue 4

Covid vs. Democracy: India’s Illiberal Remedy

Rahul Mukherji

India’s covid-19 response has accelerated the country’s slide toward competitive authoritarian rule by centralizing decision making, undermining federalism, and providing new pretexts for stifling dissent.

Competitive Authoritarianism: A Conversation with Steven Levitsky and Lucan Way

On 23 January 2020, Journal of Democracy editorial board co-chairs Lucan Way and Steven Levitsky sat down with the Journal’s Brent Kallmer to discuss the new competitive authoritarianism that has emerged in some countries with relatively strong democratic traditions and institutions.

February 11, 2020

July 1992, Volume 3, Issue 3

India: Liberalism vs. Nationalism

Ashutosh Varshney

A review of Democracy and Discontent: India’s Growing Crisis of Governability, by Atul Kohli and The Politics of India Since Independence, by Paul Brass.

Populism, Liberalism, Democracy: A Book Launch Celebration

ABOUT THE EVENT A populist and illiberal tide is gaining strength across the globe, posing a serious threat to liberal democracy. Prominent political scientists and commentators William A. Galston and Yascha Mounk discussed the factors fueling populism’s rise and how democracies can effectively respond. Both Galston and Mounk have written articles addressing these questions that appear in the April…

April 3, 2018

Four Must-Reads from the April Issue!

What explains democracy’s declining fortunes — governments’ failure to deliver or institutions’ failure to stop power-hungry leaders? Why Ukraine’s defeat would jeopardize the entire liberal-democratic order. And how Syria must navigate the complexities of transitional justice and sectarian violence now that the hard work of rebuilding has begun.

July 2015, Volume 26, Issue 3

Authoritarianism Goes Global: Election Monitoring vs. Disinformation

Patrick Merloe

Nonpartisan election monitoring has helped to foster democratization over the last thirty years, but now dictators are trying to sabotage it, often by spreading lies and confusion.

January 2009, Volume 20, Issue 1

Democracy Assistance: Political vs. Developmental?

Thomas Carothers

Democracy-aid providers are moving away from one-size-fits-all strategies and are adapting their programs to diverse political contexts. Two distinct overall approaches to assisting democracy have emerged in response.

October 2014, Volume 25, Issue 4

External Influence and Democratization: Structure vs. Choice

Linkage and leverage largely reflect long-term structural factors, and only in certain situations can they be affected by policy choices.

October 2020, Volume 31, Issue 4

Covid vs. Democracy: South Africa’s Lockdown Misfire

South Africa’s government sought to heed expert advice with its covid lockdown, yet shortcomings in state capacity fatally undermined both the virus response and efforts to address its devastating economic toll.

April 2014, Volume 25, Issue 2

A New Twilight in Zimbabwe? The Military vs. Democracy

Charles Mangongera

By militarizing key state institutions and using violence against the opposition, Zimbabwe’s military elites have hindered the country’s transition to democracy. In return, they have been richly rewarded. Can the military’s tentacles be untangled from Zimbabwean politics?

April 2012, Volume 23, Issue 2

Southeast Asia: Elites vs. Reform in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam

Martin Gainsborough

Vietnam and its smaller neighbors Laos and Cambodia remain bastions of illiberalism and one-party rule despite rapid economic growth and falling poverty. What will it take to reform their elitist political cultures and curtail the use of public office for private ends?

October 1998, Volume 9, Issue 4