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PROTECTING ELECTORAL INTEGRITY IN THE DIGITAL AGE
January 2020
Democratic consolidation around the world currently faces major challenges.
30 Years of World Politics: What Has Changed?
January 2020
Since the publication of the Journal of Democracy began in 1990, the political climate has shifted from one of democratic gains and optimism to what Larry Diamond labels a “democratic recession.”...
Breaking Out of the Democratic Slump
January 2020
Since 2006, democracy in the world has been trending downward.
The Road to Digital Unfreedom: The Threat of Postmodern Totalitarianism
December 2019
Once hailed as a great force for human empowerment and liberation, social media and related digital tools have rapidly come to be regarded as a major threat to democratic stability and human...
Ill Winds: SAVING DEMOCRACY FROM RUSSIAN RAGE, CHINESE AMBITION, AND AMERICAN COMPLACENCY
December 2019
From America’s leading scholar of democracy,a personal, passionate call to action against the rising authoritarianism that challenges our world order—and the very value of libertyLarry Diamond has...
Governance Innovation for a Connected World: Protecting Free Expression, Diversity and Civic Engagement in the Global Digital Ecosystem
November 2018
The emergence of a global digital ecosystem has been a boon for global communication and the democratization of the means of distributing information.
Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment
August 2018
In 2014, Francis Fukuyama wrote that American institutions were in decay, as the state was progressively captured by powerful interest groups.
In Search of Democracy
July 2015
This book evaluates the global status and prospects of democracy, with an emphasis on the quality of democratic institutions and the effectiveness of governance as key conditions for stable...
Whither Russia? Autocracy Is Here for Now, but Is It Here to Stay?
December 2012
Judging from some of the titles of recent books on Russia—for example, Richard Sakwa's The Crisis of Russian Democracy, Gulnaz Sharafutdinova's Political Consequences of Crony Capitalism inside...
The Russo-Georgian war and beyond: towards a European great power concert
March 2012
Abstract The brief war between Georgia and Russia in August 2008 provoked vigorous international reactions among the European states as consequence of the sudden shift in the strategic balance....
Varieties of Clientelism: Machine Politics During Elections
October 2010
Clientelist parties (or political machines) engage in a variety of strategies during elections.
The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Islamist Militancy in South Asia
January 2010
Throughout its history, Pakistan has deliberately used non-state actors as a strategy of asymmetric warfare against stronger adversaries such as India and the Soviet Union.
Democracy and Authoritarianism in the Postcommunist World
December 2009
This volume brings together a distinguished group of scholars working on Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union to examine in depth three waves of democratic change that took place in eleven...
Promoting Democracy and the Rule of Law: American and European Strategies
August 2009
European and American experts systematically compare U.S.
Promoting Democracy and the Rule of Law: American and European Strategies (Governance and Limited Statehood)
August 2009
European and American experts systematically compare U.S.
The September 2004 Beslan Terrorist Incident: New Findings
July 2009
In 2006, I published a book containing a lengthy chapter entitled "Beslan: Russia's 9/11?" that was devoted to the September 2004 Beslan hostage crisis.
Youth Movements in Post-Communist Societies: A Model of Nonviolent Resistance
June 2009
Over the past decade, the rise of youth movements applying nonviolent methods of resistance against autocratic incumbents occurred in the post-Soviet region.
Over-Managed Democracy: Evaluating Vladimir Putin's Presidency
May 2009
Russia today is best characterized as an over-managed democracy, where elites pay lip service to democratic norms while actively working to undermine them.
Russia and the Global Financial Crisis: The End of "Putinism"?
April 2009
Given the dramatic change in Russia's economic circumstances a year after Medvedev's ascendancy to president and Putin's move to the office of prime minister, now is a particularly appropriate time...
Domestic and International Influences on the Collapse of the Soviet Union (1991) and Russia's Initial Transition to Democracy (1993)
March 2009
Before the democracy promotion efforts of Iraq or Afghanistan in the early 21st century, there was the Soviet Union in the late 20th century.
Why Workers Mobilize: Working Conditions and Activism Attitudes
January 2009
Various forms of sabotage and corruption that stem from workers' inability to voice their discontent at perceived injustices any other way have cost the Soviet and post- Soviet societies dearly....
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