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January 2009, Volume 20, Issue 1

The Curious Case of Finland’s Clean Politics

• Darren C. Zook

The case of Finland challenges conventional thinking on clean politics. Can it serve as a model for its more corrupt counterparts?

July 2006, Volume 17, Issue 3

Nigeria: Completing Obasanjo’s Legacy

• Richard L. Sklar
• Ebere Onwudiwe
• Darren Kew

By graciously accepting the defeat of a constitutional amendment that would have enabled him to seek a third term, President Olusegun Obasanjo has solidified his contribution to Nigerian democracy, but much remains to be done.

July 1996, Volume 7, Issue 3

Liberia: An Update

• Dave Peterson

April 1996, Volume 7, Issue 2

Liberia: Crying for Freedom

• Dave Peterson

January 2006, Volume 17, Issue 1

Burundi’s Transition: A Beacon for Central Africa

• Dave Peterson

After a long and bloody civil conflict, Burundi has established a new democratic regime. Does its tenuous but hopeful example hold lessons that might help its troubled neighbors?

October 2004, Volume 15, Issue 4

The Quality of Democracy: Freedom as the Foundation

• David Beetham

Freedom has always been integral to democracy. How to guard liberty is a question every democratic regime must answer.

April 1999, Volume 10, Issue 2

Latin America: Beyond “Democratic Consolidation”

• David G. Becker

October 1992, Volume 3, Issue 4

The Philippines at the Polls

• David G. Timberman

January 2001, Volume 12, Issue 1

Devaluing the Vote in Latin America

• Richard Snyder
• David Samuels

Malapportionment poses a serious, yet hitherto neglected, challenge to the quality and fairness of democracy in many Latin American countries.

October 2000, Volume 11, Issue 4

Mexico’s Victory: Vicente Fox and the Rise of the PAN

• David Shirk

Although Fox’s National Action Party (PAN) is frequently portrayed as a reactionary party, it is better understood as a liberal-democratic alternative to the former ruling party’s authoritarianism.

Spring 1991, Volume 2, Issue 2

Overcoming Underdevelopment

• Hernando de Soto
• Deborah Orsini

July 2003, Volume 14, Issue 3

Iraqi Opposition Report on the Transition to Democracy

• Democratic Principles Working Group

Representatives of the Iraqi democratic opposition to Saddam Hussein assess what must be done to overcome the legacy of dictatorship and pave the way toward a free and democratic future for their country.

Fall 1990, Volume 1, Issue 4

South Africa’s Future: Symposium—Democratic Party

• Denis Worrall

July 1994, Volume 5, Issue 3

Latin America’s Critical Elections: Five Scenarios for Mexico

• Denise Dresser

July 2001, Volume 12, Issue 3

Francophone Africa in Flux: Political Turnover and Social Change in Senegal

• Dennis Galvan

In 2000, Senegal experienced its first-ever electoral victory by an opposition candidate. Yet the social foundations that have supported one of Africa’s most liberal regimes are shifting, with unpredictable consequences.

July 1995, Volume 6, Issue 3

The Western Allies 50 Years Later: Britain—Stirrings of Change

• Dennis Kavanagh

Winter 1990, Volume 1, Issue 1

Organizing “People Power” in the Philippines

• Dette Pascual

January 2005, Volume 16, Issue 1

The IMF and Democratic Governance

• Devesh Kapur
• Moisés Naím

Like many other world-government bodies, the International Monetary Fund is a necessarily nondemocratic organitzation that cannot help but have an impact on democracy’s prospects in poorer countries.

July 2019, Volume 30, Issue 3

Are Strong Parties the Answer?

• Didi Kuo

A review of Responsible Parties: Saving Democracy from Itself by Frances McCall Rosenbluth and Ian Shapiro.

July 2011, Volume 22, Issue 3

Comparing Latin Democracies

• Diego Abente-Brun

A review of The Quality of Democracy in Latin America, edited by Daniel H. Levine and José E. Molina.