Author: Philip J. Costopoulos | Journal of Democracy

Philip J. Costopoulos is executive editor of the Journal of Democracy.

April 2024, Volume 35, Issue 2

The Perils of Propaganda

Philip J. Costopoulos

A review of How to Win an Information War: The Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler, by Peter Pomerantsev.

July 2002, Volume 13, Issue 3

Democracy in Real Time

Globalization has fostered the spread of “democracy as procedure,” but it is much less favorable to the spread of “democracy as culture.”

January 1998, Volume 9, Issue 1

Democracy and Utopia

Read the full essay here.

January 1996, Volume 7, Issue 1

On Modern Individualism

Read the full essay here.

October 1995, Volume 6, Issue 4

The History of the Word “Democracy” in France

Read the full essay here.

July 1995, Volume 6, Issue 3

The Western Allies 50 Years Later: France—Consensus Without Vision

Read the full essay here.

January 1994, Volume 5, Issue 1

Senegal’s Empty Elections

Read the full essay here.

July 1993, Volume 4, Issue 3

Philosophy and Democracy

A review of The Ennobling of Democracy: The Challenge of the Postmodern Age, by Thomas Pangle.

April 1993, Volume 4, Issue 2

Organizing Africa’s Democrats

Read the full essay here.

January 1993, Volume 4, Issue 1

God and the Death of Communism

Philip J. Costopoulos

A review of The Final Revolution: The Resistance Church and the Collapse of Communism, by George Weigel.

World Religions and Democracy

Can religion be compatible with liberal democracy? This volume brings together insights from renowned scholars and world leaders in a provocative discussion of religions' role in the success or failure of democracy.

Debates on Democratization

If democracy means anything, it means robust debates. Debates on Democratization is a collection of essays that explores the questions and controversies that surround contemporary democratization.