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Host Justin Kempf interviews Michael Ignatieff, author of “The Politics of Enemies,” on the contentious nature of democratic politics—and what happens when the tension grows too great.

The Cuban opposition recently lost one of its towering figures. Click here to read an exchange between Payá and Václav Havel that appeared in the April 2004 Journal of Democracy.

A conversation with JoD's coeditor about "The Journal of Democracy 25 Years In."

"Europe and Azerbaijan: The End of Shame" by Gerald Knaus (July 2015).

Stephan Haggard reviews the JoD's latest book, Authoritarianism Goes Global.

In a year marked by high political drama, economic unrest, and rising assaults on democracy, we at the Journal of Democracy sought to provide insight and analysis of the forces that imperil freedom. Here are our 10 most-read essays of 2021.

APSA Educate, an online library for political science teaching and learning materials, now features a set of Journal of Democracy subject guides. Topics range from AI’s risks for democracy to the crisis of liberalism to the state of democracy in India and Latin America. Visit APSA Educate to learn more.

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.

How can liberal democrats take advantage of nationalism’s enduring appeal? How can Western democracies reduce rising political violence? And how can they protect freedom of expression while also preventing the harms such freedom might cause? The following essays from our new issue provide key answers to these important questions.

The April issue of the JoD is now available and has topped Democracy Lab's list of recommended reads this week.

Listen to in-depth interviews with Kurt Weyland and Leon Aron about their essays in July's Journal of Democracy.

Journal coeditor Marc F. Plattner discusses how the latest JoD book explains the major events of the Arab Spring.

This panel discussion launched  the new Journal of Democracy book, "Poverty, Inequality, and Democracy."

JoD editorial board member and Forum research council member Ivan Krastev asks if democracy can survive without popular trust in elected leaders in In Mistrust We Trust.