April 2024, Volume 35, Issue 2
A Reply to My Critics
A liberal society must reckon the demands of the common good, while offering what we most crave—something worth sacrificing for.
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January 2020, Volume 31, Issue 1
Rejuvenating Democracy Promotion
It is imperative to rethink how democracy support fits into today’s turbulent and threatening international political landscape.
January 2011, Volume 22, Issue 1
Arab Islamist Parties: Losing on Purpose?
In most Arab countries, Islamist groups are the only ones with the popular support needed to win free and fair elections. Yet Islamist parties have shown an ambivalence about and in some cases even an aversion to seeking power via the ballot box.
January 2003, Volume 14, Issue 1
The Deadlock in Iran: Pressures from Below
Despite today’s gridlock, there are grounds for hope in the widespread embrace of democratic ideals by young people.
January 2003, Volume 14, Issue 1
Latin Democracy, Comprehensively
A review of Democracies in Development: Politics and Reform in Latin America by J. Mark Payne et al.
July 2001, Volume 12, Issue 3
Francophone Africa in Flux: Mauritania’s Stalled Democratization
Contrary to the widespread perception that Mauritania has moved toward democracy, this troubled country faces continued ethnic tensions and the prospect of increasing repression.
January 2001, Volume 12, Issue 1
Malaysia’s Resilient Pseudodemocracy
While many of the world’s pseudodemocracies have lately made the transition to “unadulterated” democracy, Malaysia and its leader, Mahathir Mohamad, have successfully bucked this trend.
October 2000, Volume 11, Issue 4
Religion, Democracy, and the “Twin Tolerations”
Are all, or only some, of the world’s religious systems politically compatible with democracy?
October 1999, Volume 10, Issue 4
Exploring Globalization
Review of The Lexus and the Olive Tree, by Thomas L. Friedman.
April 1999, Volume 10, Issue 2
What Went Wrong in Russia? The Feudalization of the State
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April 1999, Volume 10, Issue 2
What Went Wrong in Russia? The Roots of the Economic Crisis
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October 1997, Volume 8, Issue 4
After Twenty Years: The Future of the Third Wave
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July 1997, Volume 8, Issue 3
The Rise of Election Monitoring: The Observers Observed
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July 1997, Volume 8, Issue 3
The East Asian Prospect: The Illusion of Exceptionalism
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January 1997, Volume 8, Issue 1
Reviving Local Government
A review of Local Government in Latin America, by R. Andrew Nickson.
October 1996, Volume 7, Issue 4
Latin America’s Parties
A review of Building Democratic Institutions: Party Systems in Latin America, edited by Scott Mainwaring and Timothy R. Scully.
January 1996, Volume 7, Issue 1
The Question of Citizenship in the Baltics
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October 1995, Volume 6, Issue 4
The History of the Word “Democracy” in France
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July 1994, Volume 5, Issue 3
Updates on Japan & Italy: The Birth of the “Second Republic”
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January 1994, Volume 5, Issue 1
The Road from Athens
A review of Democracy: The Unfinished Journey, 508 BC to AD 1993, edited by John Dunn.