October 1996, Volume 7, Issue 4
Democratic Consolidation–Debate: Illusions and Conceptual Flaws
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Subject: Democratic consolidation
July 1996, Volume 7, Issue 3
Is the Third Wave Over?
Democracy’s global advance is facing headwinds, but there are still opportunities for progress in pseudodemocratic and authoritarian states.
July 1996, Volume 7, Issue 3
Democratization in the Middle East: Turkey–How Far From Consolidation?
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January 1996, Volume 7, Issue 1
Civil Society After Communism: Rival Visions*
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July 1995, Volume 6, Issue 3
The Western Allies 50 Years Later
The Editors’ introduction to “The Western Allies 50 Years Later.”
January 1995, Volume 6, Issue 1
Italy’s Civic Divide
A review of Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy, by Robert D. Putnam, with Robert Leonardi and Raffaella Y. Nanetti.
July 1994, Volume 5, Issue 3
Rethinking Civil Society
The Editors’ introduction to “Rethinking Civil Society.”
July 1994, Volume 5, Issue 3
Rethinking Civil Society: Toward Democratic Consolidation
What makes civil society best able to help democracy emerge and endure?
July 1994, Volume 5, Issue 3
Rethinking Civil Society: Postcommunism and the Problem of Trust
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January 1994, Volume 5, Issue 1
The Role of Elites
A review of Elites and Democratic Consolidation in Latin America and Southern Europe, edited by John Higley and Richard Gunther.
July 1993, Volume 4, Issue 3
International Organizations & Democracy: The OAS and Democratic Governance
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January 1993, Volume 4, Issue 1
The Politics of Economic Crisis in Latin America
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Summer 1991, Volume 2, Issue 3
Democrats and Bureaucrats
A review of Democracy in Botswana: The Proceedings of a Symposium Held in Gaborone, 1-5 August 1988, edited by John Holm and Patrick Molutsi.
Spring 1991, Volume 2, Issue 2
Shortcuts to Liberty
A review of To Craft Democracies: An Essay on Democratic Transitions, by Giuseppe Di Palma.
Is Central America Doomed?
Of course not. But the region’s democratic hopes are fighting an uphill battle against corruption, crime, and a violent past.
How Women Make the World Safe for Democracy
The suffragists imagined that a greater role for women in democratic politics would lead to a more peaceful world. Few realize how right they were.
The Signs of Democratic Deconsolidation
In many parts of the world, democracy seems to be under threat. Populism is on the rise, as is public dissatisfaction with such key features of liberal democracy as political parties, representative institutions, and minority rights. Even in the long-established democratic regimes of Western Europe and the United States, attachment to democracy is weakening, particularly…
January 10, 2017
Consolidating Democracy in South Korea
"Well worth reading…. A high-quality comparative political science analysis of democratic consolidation in South Korea."—Mette Skak, Political Studies