Concerned by illiberalism and conflict in new democracies, some analysts advocate
democratic sequencing—putting off democracy until the rule of law and a well-functioning …

Countries taking the initial steps from dictatorship toward electoral politics are especially
prone to civil and international war. Yet states endowed with coherent institution's such as a …

Democracies used to be few in number, and most were located in the northwestern quarter
of the world. Over the last two decades, however, many countries have rid themselves of …

Is democracy a hot-house plant? Is it difficult to transplant it into new soil? The fall of so
many dictatorships in the last few years—first in Southern Europe, then in Latin America …

Since the overthrow of Portugal's dictatorial regime in April 1974, the number of
democracies in the world has multiplied dramatically. Before the start of this global trend …

SINCE THE demise of single-party regimes in 1989-91, the countries of the postcommunist
world have followed virtually every conceivable path of regime change, ranging from smooth …

How does democracy emerge from authoritarian rule? Certain influential theories contend
that incumbents deliberately choose to share or surrender power. They do so to prevent …

Why have moves toward democratic governance petered out over the last decade, while
authoritarian regimes have remained resilient? A distinction must be made between political …

The best way to understand how stable, well-functioning democracies develop is to analyze
the political trajectories such countries have actually taken. The political backstory of most …

Today the most liberal regimes in the world, those of the advanced Western countries, are
typically referred to either as liberal democracies or, more often, simply as democracies. This …