Author: Philip J. Costopoulos | Journal of Democracy

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

Articles by Philip J. Costopoulos:

January 1998, Volume 9, Issue 1

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

January 1994, Volume 5, Issue 1

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

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.

October 1995, Volume 6, Issue 4

The History of the Word “Democracy” in France

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.”

Books:

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.

Philip J. Costopoulos

Democracy and Utopia

On Modern Individualism

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

Senegal’s Empty Elections

Philosophy and Democracy

Organizing Africa’s Democrats

God and the Death of Communism

The History of the Word “Democracy” in France

Democracy in Real Time

World Religions and Democracy

Debates on Democratization