Author: Ariel C. Armony | Journal of Democracy

Ariel C. Armony is associate professor of government at Colby College and author of The Dubious Link: Civic Engagement and Democratization (2004).

October 2005, Volume 16, Issue 4

Babel in Democratization Studies

Hector E. Schamis
Ariel C. Armony

Recent works on regime types have led to confusion and a tendency to overstate the differences between established and newer democracies.