Peter Reddaway is professor of political science. He is author, with Dmitri Glinski, of a book provisionally titled The Tragedy of Russia’s Reforms: Market Bolshevism Against Democracy (U.S. Institute of Peace Press, 2001).
In October 2012, Georgia’s government lost power in an election, and peacefully stepped aside. But can a country with Georgia’s troubled history capitalize on this surprising achievement?
The history of twentieth-century European communist parties shows that extremists can be moderated by robust democratic institutions. Without them, however, the inclusion of extremist parties may undermine democracy.
What do Muslims think about democracy? Although reliable evidence is hard to come by, survey data from Central Asia open a window on this matter of vital concern in the…