Author: Robert Mattes | Journal of Democracy

Articles by Robert Mattes:

January 1998, Volume 9, Issue 1

Consolidation and Public Opinion in South Africa

April 2020, Volume 31, Issue 2

A Lost Decade for Third-Wave Democracies?

Ordinary citizens in East Asia, Latin America, and Africa are increasingly disappointed with democracy and its ability to deliver.

January 2001, Volume 12, Issue 1

How People View Democracy: Africans’ Surprising Universalism

Although Africa is a latecomer to democratization, Africans overwhelmingly support democracy, and their conception of democracy is surprisingly liberal.

January 2002, Volume 13, Issue 1

South Africa: Democracy Without the People?

Robert Mattes

A decade after the end of apartheid, South African democracy may be headed for trouble because the country has yet to fulfill the three requirements of democratic consolidation: inequality-reducing economic growth, stable institutions, and a supportive political culture.

Books:

Assessing the Quality of Democracy

"An important milestone in the study of democratic quality, and an excellent resource for both scholarly researchers and graduate courses on comparative democracy and democratization."—Daunis Auerson, Political Studies Review