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This past spring the world looked on in wonder as millions filled the streets of Beijing and 80 other Chinese cities, defying the Communist regime and demanding democracy.

October 2024, Volume 35, Issue 4

Freedom of Expression’s Crisis of Interpretation

David Kaye

When an epidemic of Koran burnings swept Denmark and Sweden, the Danish government criminalized the practice. It is a misguided response that misses the opportunity to protect both minorities and the right to free speech.

July 2012, Volume 23, Issue 3

Oil, Politics, and Ghana’s Democracy

Ghana has won praise for its steady progress toward democratic consolidation. In late 2010 it joined the ranks of the world’s oil producers. Will the democratic institutions be able to resist the “resource curse”?

January 2025, Volume 36, Issue 1

Why the World Is Down on Democracy

Richard Wike

Citizens across the globe still value democracy, but they have become dissatisfied with the way it is working. A new era of representation is in order — one featuring more diverse leaders, responsive politicians, and empowered publics.

January 2020, Volume 31, Issue 1

The New Competitive Authoritarianism

In recent years competitive authoritarianism has emerged in some countries with relatively strong democratic traditions and institutions.

April 2025, Volume 36, Issue 2

Rebuilding the State in Post-Assad Syria

Daniel Neep

Despite a brutal thirteen-year civil war, Syrians are not building from scratch. In fact, Syria has a long and rich history of state-building to guide them.

October 2010, Volume 21, Issue 4

Election Watch

Reports on elections in Burundi, Colombia, Ethiopia, Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Slovakia, and the Solomon Islands.

April 2007, Volume 18, Issue 2

Election Watch

Reports on elections in Bahrain, Gabon, The Gambia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritania, Saint Lucia, Senegal, Serbia, and Turkmenistan.

October 2013, Volume 24, Issue 4

The Third Wave: Inside the Numbers

Is democracy threatened by a “reverse wave”? Examining regional patterns and distinguishing between different types of democracy gives us a new basis for assessing this question. Listen to the podcast with authors Jørgen Møller and Svend-Erik Skaaning [mp3]

January 2011, Volume 22, Issue 1

Two Essays on China’s Quest for Democracy

Liu Xiaobo

Imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, who was awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, is best known for his eloquent and incisive essays. Two of them are featured here: “Can It Be That the Chinese People Deserve Only ‘Party-Led Democracy’?” and “Changing the Regime by Changing Society.”

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.

October 2005, Volume 16, Issue 4

Preempting Democracy: The Case of Belarus

Vitali Silitski

Having drawn lessons from the downfall of some of his fellow autocrats, President Alyaksandr Lukashenka is preventing the emergence of an effective democratic movement in Belarus.