Economic Reform and Democracy

The hegemonic-party systems of Taiwan and Mexico began to loosen in the 1980s, eventually yielding to democracy. Malaysia’s ruling party, by contrast, has tightened the reins of power in the face of…

Although his methods are hardly democratic, Putin’s efforts to strengthen the Russian state may help democracy in the long term.

How should we define the stages of democracy and their sequencing? Although some scholars argue that the rule of law should come first, today it should be viewed as the…