On Modern Individualism
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January 1996
Volume 7, Issue 1
Civil Society After Communism
Civil Society After Communism
The Editors’ introduction to “Civil Society After Communism.”
Civil Society After Communism: Rival Visions*
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Civil Society After Communism: From Opposition to Atomization
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What Makes Democracies Endure?
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The New South Africa
The New South Africa: Renewing Civil Society
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The New South Africa: A Season for Power-Sharing
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The New South Africa: Problems of Reconstruction
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Estonia’s Success Story
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Thailand: Toward Democratic Stability
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Nation Building in the Former USSR
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The Question of Citizenship in the Baltics
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Cambodia’s Fading Hopes
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Combatting Corruption Around the World
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What Are Parties For?
A review of Why Parties? The Origin and Transformation of Party Politics in America, by John H. Aldrich.
Documents on Democracy
Excerpts from: the statement of Ken Saro-Wiwa, a critic of the Nigerian government, shortly before his execution; interview with Cambodian prince Norodom Sihanouk; petition by 15 dissidents to China’s legislature demanding freedom for political prisoners; Pope John Paul II’s address for the UN’s fiftieth anniversary.
Election Watch
Reports on elections in Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Egypt, Georgia, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Poland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Turkey.