January 1999, Volume 10, Issue 1
The Post-Cold War World: Integration and Disintegration
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Subject: Accountability
January 1999, Volume 10, Issue 1
Parties and Accountability in the Philippines
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October 1998, Volume 9, Issue 4
Liberal Voices from China: The Hong Kong Example
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January 1998, Volume 9, Issue 1
Will China Democratize? The Halting Advance of Pluralism
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January 1998, Volume 9, Issue 1
Will China Democratize? Current Trends and Future Prospects
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October 1995, Volume 6, Issue 4
PR and Southern Africa: Elections in Agrarian Societies
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October 1995, Volume 6, Issue 4
PR and Southern Africa: The Case for Proportionality
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April 1995, Volume 6, Issue 2
Constitutional Engineering in Southern Africa
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April 1993, Volume 4, Issue 2
The Morass in Moscow: Boris Yeltsin and Russia’s Four Crises
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January 1993, Volume 4, Issue 1
Choosing an Electoral System: The Primacy of the Particular
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January 1993, Volume 4, Issue 1
Choosing an Electoral System: Israel Debates Reform
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Fall 1991, Volume 2, Issue 4
Political Corruption: Thailand’s Search for Accountability
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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 1990, Volume 1, Issue 2
“People, Your Government Has Returned to You!”
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What Happened to South Korea’s Democracy?
The quick reversal of President Yoon’s martial-law order is being celebrated as a democratic victory. But the problems run deeper than one man. What comes next?
Senegal’s Remarkable Win for Democracy
In February, the West African country appeared to be on the cusp of chaos as its president tried to seize power for himself. How Senegal became one of 2024’s biggest democratic success stories.
Is Israel Losing Its Last Democratic Safeguard?
The country’s mass protests were its last democratic guardrail. But Israel’s wartime goals have become a higher priority than keeping Netanyahu in check.
South Africa Has Entered a New Era
The African National Congress can no longer call all the shots, and opposition parties will have more sway. Will this lead to a more inclusive democracy or gridlock and division?
Drowning Democracy
Afghanistan taught us that a firehose of unaccountable aid can destroy a country’s democratic future. In Ukraine, we are making the same mistake all over again.