Constitutional Engineering in Southern Africa

A political system in which power is formally divided among ethnic or sectarian groups may seem like a good idea in conflict-ridden societies, but it bears a high price and…

A review of How India Became Democratic: Citizenship and the Making of the Universal Franchise by Ornit Shani.

Data from the latest wave of the Afrobarometer survey show that Africans’ demand for liberal democracy remains high. The problem lies in lagging supply.