Author: Guy Lardeyret | Journal of Democracy

Guy Lardeyret is president of the Paris-based Fondation pour la Démocratie, a nongovernmental organization that is currently providing advice and support to heads of state, government officials, or party leaders in about 20 countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and South America.

Summer 1991, Volume 2, Issue 3

Debate—Proportional Representation: The Problem with PR

Guy Lardeyret

Read the full essay here.

The Global Resurgence of Democracy

Marc F. Plattner
Larry Diamond

"A useful compilation popularizing the work of an influential journal… The Journal of Democracy is an effective tribune for mainstream U.S. thinking on these issues."—Political Studies

Electoral Systems and Democracy

Marc F. Plattner
Larry Diamond

This book compares the experiences of diverse countries, from Latin America to southern Africa, from Uruguay, Japan, and Taiwan to Israel, Afghanistan, and Iraq.