October 2020, Volume 31, Issue 4
Covid vs. Democracy: Introduction
The Editors’ introduction to “Covid vs. Democracy.”
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October 2020, Volume 31, Issue 4
The Editors’ introduction to “Covid vs. Democracy.”
April 2019, Volume 30, Issue 2
The Editors’ introduction to “30 Years After Tiananmen.”
April 2018, Volume 29, Issue 2
The Editors’ introduction to “China in Xi’s ‘New Era.'”
October 2008, Volume 19, Issue 4
The Editors’ introduction to “Poverty, Inequality, and Democracy.”
January 2004, Volume 15, Issue 1
The Editors’ introduction to “Europe Moves Eastward.”
April 2003, Volume 14, Issue 2
The Editors’ introduction to “What is Liberal Islam?”
April 1995, Volume 6, Issue 2
The Editors’ introduction to “Economic Reform and Democracy.”
January 1995, Volume 6, Issue 1
The Editors’ introduction to “Democracy’s Future.”
July 1994, Volume 5, Issue 3
The Editors’ introduction to “Rethinking Civil Society.”
July 1993, Volume 4, Issue 3
The Editors’ introduction to “International Organizations & Democracy.”
Fall 1991, Volume 2, Issue 4
The Editors’ introduction to “Political Corruption.”
Fall 1990, Volume 1, Issue 4
The Editors’ introduction to “South Africa’s Future.”
April 2011, Volume 22, Issue 2
Chinese authoritarianism has deftly adapted to the Internet Age, employing various forms of technological controls. China’s brand of networked authoritarianism serves as a model for other regimes, such as those of Iran and Russia.
July 2007, Volume 18, Issue 3
Countries taking the initial steps from dictatorship toward electoral politics are especially prone to civil and international war. Yet states endowed with coherent institutions—such as a functioning bureaucracy and the elements needed to construct a sound legal system—have often been able to democratize peacefully and successfully. Consequently, whenever possible, efforts to promote democracy should try…
October 2006, Volume 17, Issue 4
Middle Eastern realities and scholarship on democratic transitions both suggest that formally negotiated deals between authoritarian rulers and liberal opposition forces are unlikely to provide the path to change in the Arab world.
October 2023, Volume 34, Issue 4
Science fiction may soon become reality with the advent of AI systems that can independently pursue their own objectives. Guardrails are needed now to save us from the worst outcomes.
April 2021, Volume 32, Issue 2
The outsized power of large internet platforms to amplify or silence certain voices poses a grave threat to democracy. Finding a reliable way to dilute that power offers the best possible solution.
October 1996, Volume 7, Issue 4
Excerpts from: testimony delivered at South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission; remarks by National Endowment for Democracy president Carl Gershman; remarks delivered at a reception marking the opening of Mongolia’s new parliament.
July 1996, Volume 7, Issue 3
Excerpts from: Taiwanese president Lee Teng-hui’s inaugural address; a ten-point declaration of a summit of more than a dozen Nigerian prodemocracy groups; an “Inter-American Convention Against Corruption”; resolutions adopted by Burma’s National League for Democracy.