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January 2025, Volume 36, Issue 1

The Perils of Climate Alarmism

Thea Riofrancos

Democracies — facing gridlock and polarization — often fall short. But it should be remembered that dictatorships do even more harm.

April 2024, Volume 35, Issue 2

Why Malawi’s Democracy Endures

Kim Yi Dionne

Malawi is a “hard place” for democracy—its economy struggles and state capacity is weak. So how has it avoided the pitfalls that have doomed so many others?

July 2016, Volume 27, Issue 3

The Struggle Over Term Limits in Africa: The Power of Protest

Janette Yarwood

As more and more African presidents attempt to remove or circumvent constitutional term limits, African populations increasingly are mobilizing en masse, at great risk, to defend their constitutions.

October 2011, Volume 22, Issue 4

Peru’s 2011 Elections: A Surprising Left Turn

Steven Levitsky

In a runoff between candidates with dubious democratic credentials, former antisystem outsider Ollanta Humala defeated Keiko Fujimori by attracting votes from the middle class.

January 2008, Volume 19, Issue 1

The Democracy Barometers (Part II): Attitudes in the Arab World

Findings from the Arab Barometer say little about whether there are likely to be transitions to democracy in the Arab world in the years ahead, but they do offer evidence that citizens' attitudes and values are not the reason that authoritarianism has persisted.

January 2025, Volume 36, Issue 1

A Reply to Our Critics

The authors identify and respond to four broad themes in the Climate Crisis debate.

Why TikTok Is a Threat to Democracy

Aynne Kokas

The popular Chinese-owned app is enabling Beijing to collect data on people nearly everywhere. Not only can such platforms track people’s preferences and whereabouts, but they give the Chinese government control over a powerful tool for shaping people’s worldview.

Will AI End Democracy?

Will artificial intelligence end democracy? Read this symposium as part of the Journal of Democracy’s just-released October 2023 issue, available for free on Project MUSE through October 30, 2023.

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The JoD’s 10 Most-Read Essays

The Journal of Democracy strives to keep you up to date on the latest developments in global democracy and autocracy. Here are our ten most-read essays over the past month.

Taiwan’s Risky No-Holds-Barred Politics

Raymond Kuo

The drama of the country’s divided government just played out in a failed, high-stakes vote to recall two-dozen opposition legislators. How both sides respond could determine the fate of Taiwan’s democracy.

Why Alexei Navalny Mattered in Life and Still Matters in Death

Kathryn Stoner

Vladimir Putin may have imprisoned, tortured, and killed the brilliant opposition leader, but even now Navalny is a threat to the corrupt autocracy he has built.

Is Democracy Surviving the “Year of Elections”?

Millions of voters are casting ballots in a string of elections across the globe this year. At the midyear point, how well is democracy holding up?

The JoD’s Top Online Essays of 2024

Elections in nearly eighty countries around the world captured headlines throughout 2024. Meanwhile, NATO turned 75, Viktor Orbán ramped up his repression, and Bitcoin became the currency of choice for democracy activists under threat. These ten essays were the JoD’s most-read online exclusives of 2024.